Coresidence
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Living together, sharing a residence, as of an adult child with a parent. countable, uncountable
"The question of coresidence is of special interest in the Northwest Amazon region because among tribes that do not have sibs but are organized on the basis of patrilocal families it is coresidence rather than kinship that has been reported to be the governor of exogamy (Kirchoff, 1931)."
Example
More examples"The question of coresidence is of special interest in the Northwest Amazon region because among tribes that do not have sibs but are organized on the basis of patrilocal families it is coresidence rather than kinship that has been reported to be the governor of exogamy (Kirchoff, 1931)."
Etymology
From co- + residence.
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