Matrilocal

//ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl//

"Matrilocal" in a Sentence (1 examples)

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.

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