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—matrilocality, n./ma'treuh loh"keuhl, may'-/, adj. Anthropol.of or pertaining to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs. Cf. neolocal, virilocal.[1905-10; MATRI- + LOCAL]
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matrilocal — matrilocal, ale, aux [ matrilɔkal, o ] adj. • 1936; du lat. mater, matris « mère » et local, d apr. l angl. matrilocal (1904) ♦ Ethnol. Se dit du type de résidence des couples, lorsqu elle est déterminée par la résidence de la mère de l épouse… … Encyclopédie Universelle
matrilocal — matrilocál adj. m., pl. matrilocáli; f. sg. matrilocálă, pl. matrilocále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic MATRILOCÁL, Ă adj. (Despre un sistem de relaţii conjugale) În care bărbatul vine să locuiască în familia soţiei… … Dicționar Român
matrilocal — 1897, from MATRI (Cf. matri ) + LOCAL (Cf. local) … Etymology dictionary
matrilocal — adj. 2 g. [Antropologia] Relativo a matrilocalidade. ‣ Etimologia: latim mater, matris, mãe + local … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
matrilocal — [ma΄trə lō′kəl] adj. of or relating to a housing pattern or custom in which a married couple lives with or near the wife s parents … English World dictionary
Matrilocal residence — In social anthropology, matrilocal residence or matrilocality (also uxorilocal residence or uxorilocality) is a term referring to the societal system in which a married couple resides with or near the wife s parents, thus the female offspring of… … Wikipedia
matrilocal — adjective /ˌmæ.trɪˈləʊ.kəl,ˌmæ.trɪˈloʊ.kəl,ˌmæ.trəˈloʊ.kəl/ Living with the family of the wife Syn: uxorilocal Ant: patrilocal See Also: neolocal, duolocal … Wiktionary
matrilocal — (Del lat. mater, matris, madre + local.) ► adjetivo SOCIOLOGÍA Se refiere a la norma de residencia por la que los matrimonios han de residir con la familia de la mujer … Enciclopedia Universal
matrilocal — mætrɪ ləʊkl adj. of or pertaining to living with the wife s family … English contemporary dictionary
matrilocal — adjective of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife s community. Derivatives matrilocality noun … English new terms dictionary
