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Definitions for matrilineal
ˌmæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌmeɪ-ma·tri·lin·eal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. matrilineal, matrilinearadjective

    based on or tracing descent through the female line

    "matrilineal inheritance"

Wiktionary

  1. matrilinealadjective

    Tracing descent only through female lines.

    Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

Wikipedia

  1. matrilineal

    Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which each person is identified with their matriline – their mother's lineage – and which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles. A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers – in other words, a "mother line". In a matrilineal descent system, an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as their mother. This ancient matrilineal descent pattern is in contrast to the currently more popular pattern of patrilineal descent from which a family name is usually derived. The matriline of historical nobility was also called their enatic or uterine ancestry, corresponding to the patrilineal or "agnatic" ancestry.

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  1. matrilineal

    Matrilineal is a system in which descent, inheritance, or kinship is traced through the mother's lineage or the female side of the family. This may include rights to property or titles being passed down from mother to daughter or from a woman to her children. This type of social structure is prevalent in certain societies around the world.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of matrilineal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of matrilineal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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