matrilineal
IPA: mætrɪɫˈɪniʌɫ
adjective
- (anthropology) Tracing descent only through female ancestors.
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Examples of "matrilineal" in Sentences
- It was a true matrilineal affair.
- They are traditionally matrilineal.
- The Akyem are a matrilineal people.
- The Pawnee are a matrilineal people.
- The Tlingit are a matrilineal society.
- For many this is matrilineally determined.
- But from a matrilineal standpoint, it doesn't.
- Is it true some of the claims are matrilineal.
- Kialegee was a matrilineal and agrarian community.
- The matrilineal family structure of the Koyas gives credence to this theory.
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