See Also: matrilineal(medicine)
matrilineal(dictionary)

matrilineal (iou)



matrilineal adjective. E20.
[from MATRI- + LINEAL adjective.]
Of, pertaining to, or based on (kinship with) the mother or the female line; recognizing kinship with and descent through females.
'matriline noun a matrilineal line of descent M20.
matrilineage noun matrilineal lineage M20.
matriline'ality noun M20.
matrilineally adverb E20.
matrilinear adjective = MATRILINEAL E20.
'matriliny noun the observance of matrilineal descent and kinship E20.