- matripotestal
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/ma'tree poh tes"tl, may'-/, adj. Anthropol.of or pertaining to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.[MATRI- + potestal < L potest(as) power + -AL1]
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matripotestal
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matripotestal — |ma.trē, |mā.+ adjective Etymology: matr + potestal : of, relating to, or being the power exercised by a matriarch or her blood relatives matripotestal authority contrasted with patripotestal * * * /ma tree poh tes tl, may /, adj. Anthropol. of… … Useful english dictionary
matripotestal — adj. of or pertaining to a mother s authority or the authority of the mother s relatives … English contemporary dictionary
matripotestal — matri·potestal … English syllables
matriherital — a. pertaining to inheritance in female line. ♦ matrilineal, a. tracing descent in female line. ♦ matrilocal, a. pertaining to marriage in which husband goes to reside with wife and her family. ♦ matripotestal, a. pertaining to mother s … Dictionary of difficult words
patripotestal — |pa.trə, |pā.trə+ adjective Etymology: patr + potestal : marked by the authority of the father or of a council of the father s relatives contrasted with matripotestal … Useful english dictionary
