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matrilocal

[ ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey- ]

adjective

Anthropology.
  1. of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal:

    matrilocal customs.



matrilocal

/ ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl; ˈmeɪ-; ˌmeɪ-; ˌmætrɪləʊˈkælɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife's family
“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
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Derived Forms

  • matrilocality, noun
  • ˌٰˈdz, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • r··i·ٲ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of matrilocal1

First recorded in 1905–10; matri- + local
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But some matrilocal communities exist today or in the recent past, including the Akans in Ghana, West Africa and Cherokee in North America.

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The scientists say that Iron Age Britain may have been matrilocal because men were frequently away fighting.

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Matrilocal societies are also less likely to experience internal conflict, she says.

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The work indicates that this society was what is known as matrilocal - meaning that a married man moved to live in his wife's community.

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The society has been and remains matriarchal and matrilocal, with husbands moving in with their wives’ families.

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