matrilocal
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mat·ri·lo·cal
(măt′rə-lō′kəl)adj.
1. Anthropology Of or relating to residence with a wife's kin group or clan.
2. Zoology Of or relating to the tendency of males to leave their natal group and reside in or mate with females of a different group: groups of monkeys that are matrilocal.
mat′ri·lo·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
mat′ri·lo′cal·ly adv.
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matrilocal
(ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl; ˈmeɪ-)adj
(Anthropology & Ethnology) (of heterosexual relationships)denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife's family
matrilocality n
ˌmatriˈlocally adv
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