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matrilineal lineage

matrilineal lineage noun: synonym of matriline; the system of tracing family lineage, inheritance, or social identity exclusively through the mother's side of the family.

Noun

matrilineal lineage (plural matrilineal lineages)

  1. Synonym of matriline; the system of tracing family lineage, inheritance, or social identity exclusively through the mother's side of the family.
    • See also: female line
    Synonyms:
    matriline

Synonyms of matrilineal lineage

Antonyms

Forms of matrilineal lineage

pluralmatrilineal lineages

Questions about matrilineal lineage

What does matrilineal lineage mean?
Matrilineal lineage means synonym of matriline; the system of tracing family lineage, inheritance, or social identity exclusively through the mother's side of the family.
What part of speech is matrilineal lineage?
Matrilineal lineage is a noun.
What is the plural of matrilineal lineage?
The plural of matrilineal lineage is matrilineal lineages.

Words near matrilineal lineage in the dictionary

  1. matrilineage
  2. matrilineages
  3. matrilineal
  4. matrilineal descent
  5. matrilineal line
  6. matrilineal lineage
  7. matrilinealism
  8. matrilineality
  9. matrilineally
  10. matrilinear
  11. matrilinearism

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