matrilineal

Meanings

• adjective

  Relating to a system of descent in which a person's status or position is determined by their mother's lineage rather than their father's.

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Antonyms

patrilineal

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Rhymes

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vocational , educational , medicational

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Variants

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matrilineal , matrilineally

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'matris' meaning 'mother' and the suffix '-lineal' meaning 'descended from'.

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Trivia

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1. The Mosuo people of China are an example of a matrilineal society where both men and women have multiple sexual partners but only the children born to a woman are considered her offspring.

2. Matrilineal descent is also known as 'partible descent' because both the mother's and father's lineages contribute to a person's identity.

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Related Concepts

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1. Patrilineal: A system of descent in which a person's status or position is determined by their father's lineage.

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Culture

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Matrilineal societies are those in which women hold significant social, political, and economic power. Examples include the Mosuo people of China and the Minangkabau people of Indonesia. Matrilineal descent is also common in some indigenous communities in North America and Australia.

How to Memorize "matrilineal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a family tree where the mother's line is highlighted or traced in a different color.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'matriarch' and remember that it refers to a female leader in a matrilineal society.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Mother's Lineage Equals Ancestry' (MLEA).

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