Matriline

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.

Synonyms

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matrilineal lineagemother's linemotherline

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.

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