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patrilocality

patrilocality noun: a socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband.

Noun

patrilocality (uncountable)

  1. A socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband.
    Antonyms:
    matrilocality

patrilocality meaning in Tamil

patrilocality in Tamil

தந்தையகம்

Antonyms of patrilocality

Origin of patrilocality

From patrilocal + -ity, from patri- + local.

Questions about patrilocality

What does patrilocality mean?
Patrilocality means a socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband.
What is patrilocality in Tamil?
Patrilocality in Tamil is தந்தையகம். See Patrilocality meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is patrilocality?
Patrilocality is a noun.

Words near patrilocality in the dictionary

  1. patrilines
  2. patrilinial
  3. patrilinies
  4. patriliny
  5. patrilocal
  6. patrilocality
  7. patrilocally
  8. patrimoieties
  9. patrimoiety
  10. patrimonial
  11. patrimonialism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patrilocality (page history and authors); patrilocality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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