relating to a system of kinship in which a person can claim membership of the lineage group of either the father or mother (or both)
ambilateral in American English
(ˌæmbɪˈlætərəl)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or affecting both sides
Derived forms
ambilaterality
noun
ambilaterally
adverb
Word origin
[ambi- + lateral]ambi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous) and “around” (ambient); used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix ambi- include: ambiguous, ambisonics, ambisyllabic, ambitendency, ambivalence