matrilineage

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

matri- +‎ lineage

Noun[edit]

matrilineage (countable and uncountable, plural matrilineages)

  1. Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.
    Antonym: patrilineage

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