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matrilineal
01
related to a cultural system where lineage and inheritance are traced through the mother's side of the family
matrilineal
adj
matrilineally
adv
matrilineally
adv
Example
Matrilineal societies trace lineage through mothers.
She upholds matrilineal traditions for her children.
In matrilineal tribes, inheritance comes from mothers.
Leadership in matrilineal clans is often maternal.
Property remains within the female line in matrilineal inheritance.
