Associations to the word «Matrilineal»

Wiktionary

MATRILINEAL, adjective. Tracing descent only through female lines.

Dictionary definition

MATRILINEAL, adjective. Based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance".

Wise words

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