Usually means: Inheritance traced through the mother.
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  1. matriliny: Merriam-Webster
  2. matriliny: Collins English Dictionary
  3. matriliny: Wiktionary
  4. matriliny: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. matriliny: Dictionary.com
  6. matriliny: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  matrilineal society

Similar:
patriliny, matrilinealism, patrilinealism, matrisib, matrikin, matriarchy, matriarchate, motherline, matrician, matrilocality, more...

Opposite:
patrilineality, patriarchy, agnatic system

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Similar:
patriliny, matrilinealism, patrilinealism, matrisib, matrikin, matriarchy, matriarchate, motherline, matrician, matrilocality, more...

Opposite:
patrilineality, patriarchy, agnatic system



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