Matrilocal

//ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal. not-comparable
  2. 2
    In which newly married couples live with the wife's family. not-comparable

    "In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage."

Synonyms

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uxorilocaluxorilocal

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"In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage."

Etymology

From matri- + local.

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