English Explanatory Dictionary

matrilineage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

Word forms

matrilineage matrilineages

Etymology

From matri- + lineage.

Antonyms

patrilineage
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