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matrilineally

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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.
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Adv.1.matrilineally - by descent through the female linematrilineally - by descent through the female line  
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