matrilineal

or mat·ri·lin·e·ar

[ ma-truh-lin-ee-uhl, mey- ]

/ ˌmæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌmeɪ- /

adjective

inheriting or determining descent through the female line.

Compare patrilineal.

Origin of matrilineal

First recorded in 1900–05; matri- + lineal

OTHER WORDS FROM matrilineal

mat·ri·lin·e·al·ly, mat·ri·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb

Words nearby matrilineal

matriculate, matriculation, matrifocal, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine

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Example sentences from the Web for matrilineal

Succession to the chieftainship was matrilineal, and installation in the office was attended by much ceremony.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
We also know approximately the limits of the matrilineal and patrilineal systems.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
The Seri are loosely organised in a number of exogamic, matrilineal, totemic clans.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
Still the old awe of the Word of the matriarchal, matrilineal church.
Evil Out of Onzar|Mark Ganes

The former are patrilineal and the latter are grouped into matrilineal exogamic totemic clans.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for matrilineal

matrilineal

/ (ˌmætrɪˈlɪnɪəl, ˌmeɪ-) /

adjective

relating to descent or kinship through the female line

Derived forms of matrilineal

matrilineally, adverb

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Cultural definitions for matrilineal

matrilineal

[ (mat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl) ]

Tracing kinship and descent through the female line. (Compare patrilineal.)

Medical definitions for matrilineal

matrilineal

[ măt′rə-lĭn′ē-əl ]

adj.

Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.

单词	matrilineal
释义	matrilineal or mat·ri·lin·e·ar [ ma-truh-lin-ee-uhl, mey- ] / ˌmæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌmeɪ- / adjective inheriting or determining descent through the female line. Compare patrilineal. Origin of matrilineal First recorded in 1900–05; matri- + lineal OTHER WORDS FROM matrilineal mat·ri·lin·e·al·ly, mat·ri·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb Words nearby matrilineal matriculate, matriculation, matrifocal, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matrilineal Succession to the chieftainship was matrilineal, and installation in the office was attended by much ceremony. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane We also know approximately the limits of the matrilineal and patrilineal systems. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia\|Northcote W. Thomas The Seri are loosely organised in a number of exogamic, matrilineal, totemic clans. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane Still the old awe of the Word of the matriarchal, matrilineal church. Evil Out of Onzar\|Mark Ganes The former are patrilineal and the latter are grouped into matrilineal exogamic totemic clans. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane British Dictionary definitions for matrilineal matrilineal / (ˌmætrɪˈlɪnɪəl, ˌmeɪ-) / adjective relating to descent or kinship through the female line Derived forms of matrilineal matrilineally, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for matrilineal matrilineal [ (mat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl) ] Tracing kinship and descent through the female line. (Compare patrilineal.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for matrilineal matrilineal [ măt′rə-lĭn′ē-əl ] adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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