matriclann.
/ˈmatrᵻˌklan/, /ˈmeɪtrᵻˌklan/, U.S. /ˈmætrəˌklæn/, /ˈmeɪtrəˌklæn/ Cultural Anthropology.
A matrilineal clan.
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matriclan1937
1937 W. E. Lawrence in G. P. Murdock Stud. Sci. of Society 319 ‘Patri-clan’ and ‘matri-clan’, denoting small exogamous kin-groups with patrilineal and matrilineal descent respectively, are suggested to eliminate monotonous repetition of adjectives.
1950 D. Forde in A. R. Radcliffe-Brown & D. Forde Afr. Syst. Kinship & Marriage 309 All members of a matriclan within a village..regard one another as kin.
1959 G. D. Mitchell Sociol. 69 Tribal offences include sexual relations between a man and a woman of the same matri-clan.
1983 Man 18 299 Suddenly the men of the matriclan spring from the house, brandishing tobwatobwa and making gestures of cutting the neck of the spouse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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