English Explanatory Dictionary

patrilocal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. living with the family of the husband.
  2. In which newly married couples live with the husband's family.

Word forms

patrilocal

Etymology

From patri- + local.

Synonyms

virilocal

Related words

matrilocal uxorilocal neolocal duolocal

Derived words

patrilocality patrilocally
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