Definition of matrilocal in English:

matrilocal

adjective ˌmatrɪˈləʊk(ə)lˈmā-

Of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community.
Also called uxorilocal
Example sentencesExamples
- She examines the changing and socially intricate relationship between rights to plants and to land tenure in a matrilineal and matrilocal society where land, under women's control, has become increasingly privatized.
- In one of the most pertinent examples of this, anthropologists criticised matrilocal residence among groups in the Central Highlands for its implied association with a ‘primitive’, benighted phase of history.
- After marriage, patrilocal residence - with the new couple moving in with the husband's parents - is more likely than matrilocal residence, although couples may establish independent households if they have sufficient resources.
- Although they traced descent patrilineally, they had matrilocal settlement patterns and alliances were formalized through the exchange of women.
- Residence is also matrilocal, so that young couples go to live with the wife's family.

Derivatives

matrilocality

noun

‘The novel conclusion of this study is that patrilocality and matrilocality are not just simply the opposites of each other,’ he said.
Example sentencesExamples
- The preference is for matrilocality, although this is not a rigid rule.
- A tendency toward matrilocality means that the main house at the center of a group of related women almost always contains a stem family.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin mater, matr- 'mother' + local.

Definition of matrilocal in US English:

matrilocal

adjectiveˈmā-

Of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community.
Example sentencesExamples
- She examines the changing and socially intricate relationship between rights to plants and to land tenure in a matrilineal and matrilocal society where land, under women's control, has become increasingly privatized.
- After marriage, patrilocal residence - with the new couple moving in with the husband's parents - is more likely than matrilocal residence, although couples may establish independent households if they have sufficient resources.
- Although they traced descent patrilineally, they had matrilocal settlement patterns and alliances were formalized through the exchange of women.
- In one of the most pertinent examples of this, anthropologists criticised matrilocal residence among groups in the Central Highlands for its implied association with a ‘primitive’, benighted phase of history.
- Residence is also matrilocal, so that young couples go to live with the wife's family.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother’ + local.

单词	matrilocal
释义	Definition of matrilocal in English: matrilocal adjective ˌmatrɪˈləʊk(ə)lˈmā- Of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community. Also called uxorilocal Example sentencesExamples She examines the changing and socially intricate relationship between rights to plants and to land tenure in a matrilineal and matrilocal society where land, under women's control, has become increasingly privatized. In one of the most pertinent examples of this, anthropologists criticised matrilocal residence among groups in the Central Highlands for its implied association with a ‘primitive’, benighted phase of history. After marriage, patrilocal residence - with the new couple moving in with the husband's parents - is more likely than matrilocal residence, although couples may establish independent households if they have sufficient resources. Although they traced descent patrilineally, they had matrilocal settlement patterns and alliances were formalized through the exchange of women. Residence is also matrilocal, so that young couples go to live with the wife's family. Derivatives matrilocality noun ‘The novel conclusion of this study is that patrilocality and matrilocality are not just simply the opposites of each other,’ he said. Example sentencesExamples The preference is for matrilocality, although this is not a rigid rule. A tendency toward matrilocality means that the main house at the center of a group of related women almost always contains a stem family. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin mater, matr- 'mother' + local. Definition of matrilocal in US English: matrilocal adjectiveˈmā- Of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community. Example sentencesExamples She examines the changing and socially intricate relationship between rights to plants and to land tenure in a matrilineal and matrilocal society where land, under women's control, has become increasingly privatized. After marriage, patrilocal residence - with the new couple moving in with the husband's parents - is more likely than matrilocal residence, although couples may establish independent households if they have sufficient resources. Although they traced descent patrilineally, they had matrilocal settlement patterns and alliances were formalized through the exchange of women. In one of the most pertinent examples of this, anthropologists criticised matrilocal residence among groups in the Central Highlands for its implied association with a ‘primitive’, benighted phase of history. Residence is also matrilocal, so that young couples go to live with the wife's family. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother’ + local.
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