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Matrilineal

//ˌmeɪtɹɪˈlɪnɪəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tracing descent only through female ancestors. not-comparable

    "Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance."

Adjective
  1. 1
    based on or tracing descent through the female line wordnet

Etymology

From matri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with patrilineal.

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