Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,590,645,371 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

matrilineal

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
mat·ri·lin·e·al  (mtr-ln-l)
adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
matri·line·al·ly adv.
matrilineal [ˌmætrɪˈlɪnɪəl ˌmeɪ-]
adj
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) relating to descent or kinship through the female line
matrilineally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.matrilineal - based on or tracing descent through the female linematrilineal - based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance"
matrilinear
lineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Their topics include Tipu Sultan's sons and images of paternalism in late 18th-century Romantic British art, how Blake rewrites Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories from Real Life, matrilineal descent in May Shelley's Proserpine, family systems theory and The Man of Fifty Years in Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years, infancy and the reception of Wordsworth's "Ode," and Benjamin Franklin as founding father in his autobiography.
Romanticism and parenting; image, instruction and ideology by Reference & Research Book News
Indian statesman Rajan Zed saying about Cherrapunji: "It is inhabited by Khasis who, unlike most of India, follow matrilineal culture, where a husband lives with his wife's family and his children take their mother's surname.
After ashram, Julia Roberts moving to world's wettest place by Asian News International
The Orthodox movement insists the faith be passed through matrilineal descent.
Education: Top Jewish school cleared of discriminating against pupil by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.