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Meaning of "matrilineal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATRILINEAL

matrilineal  [ˌmætrɪˈlɪnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATRILINEAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matrilineal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MATRILINEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Matrilineality

Matrilineality is a system in which descent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality is also a societal system in which one belongs to one's matriline or mother's lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles. A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers – a mother line. In a matrilineal descent system an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as her or his mother. This matrilineal descent pattern is in contrast to the more common pattern of patrilineal descent from which a family name is usually derived. The matriline of historical nobility was also called her or his enatic or uterine ancestry, corresponding to the patrilineal agnatic ancestry. In some ancient cultures, membership in their groups was inherited matrilineally.

Definition of matrilineal in the English dictionary

The definition of matrilineal in the dictionary is relating to descent or kinship through the female line.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATRILINEAL


calcaneal
kælˈkeɪnɪəl
cranial
ˈkreɪnɪəl
curvilineal
ˌkɜːvɪˈlɪnɪəl
domanial
dəʊˈmeɪnɪəl
endocranial
ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl
extracranial
ˌekstrəˈkreɪnɪəl
finial
ˈfaɪnɪəl
geranial
dʒɪˈreɪnɪəl
interlineal
ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪəl
intracranial
ˌɪntrəˈkreɪnɪəl
lineal
ˈlɪnɪəl
multilineal
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪnɪəl
patrilineal
ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪəl
pineal
ˈpɪnɪəl
postcranial
ˌpəʊstˈkreɪnɪəl
rectilineal
ˌrektɪˈlɪnɪəl
tineal
ˈtɪnɪəl
transcranial
trænzˈkreɪnɪəl
trichogynial
ˌtrɪkəʊˈdʒɪnɪəl
unlineal
ʌnˈlɪnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATRILINEAL

matriclinous
matricula
matriculant
matricular
matriculate
matriculation
matriculator
matriculatory
matrifocal
matrifocality
matrilineally
matriliny
matrilocal
matrilocality
matrilocally
matrimonial
matrimonially
matrimonies
matrimony
matrimony vine

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATRILINEAL

anconeal
anneal
balneal
cochineal
corneal
cuneal
dyspneal
hymeneal
intraperitoneal
perineal
peritoneal
peroneal
retroperitoneal
stamineal
vineal

Synonyms and antonyms of matrilineal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «matrilineal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATRILINEAL

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The translations of matrilineal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matrilineal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matrilineal
570 millions of speakers

English

matrilineal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृवंशीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهة الأم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матрилинейный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matrilinear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃকুলভিত্তিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matrilinéaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Matrilineal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

matrilineal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母系の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matrilineal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về dòng ngoại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்வழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृविष्कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

matrilineal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matrilineare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matrylinearne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матрилинейностью
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie maternă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

matrilineal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

matrilineêre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matrilineal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matrilineal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matrilineal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRILINEAL»

The term «matrilineal» is regularly used and occupies the 84.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRILINEAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about matrilineal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATRILINEAL»

Discover the use of matrilineal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matrilineal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Matrilineal Communities, Patriarchal Realities: A Feminist ...
Extrait de la couverture : "In rejecting falsely homogenizing accounts of women's lives, feminist economists have, in recent years, unlocked the multiple ways in which gendered relations of dominance and subordination are maintained.
Kanchana N. Ruwanpura, 2006
2
Mother, She Wrote: Matrilineal Narratives in Contemporary ...
One of the main strengths of this book is this simultaneous and tactful command of theory and literary practice.
Yi-Lin Yu, 2005
3
Traditions and modernity in matrilineal tribal society
Ethnological study of Garo people of Meghalaya, with special reference to their matrilineal kinship, judicial power, and customary law.
Kumie R. Marak, 1997
4
Hearing and Keeping--Remembering My Matrilineal Roots
Hearing and Keeping--Remembering My Matrilineal Roots is a frank and informative account that puts a face on traditional Akan lifestyle in pre- and post-colonial eras.
Charlotte Anokwa, 2005
5
Cocoa and Kinship in Ghana: The Matrilineal Akan of Ghana
First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
C. Okali, 1983
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Strategies and Norms in a Changing Matrilineal Society: ...
crystallise in action, the need to replace the notion of matrilineal descent with a different mode of descent reckoning does not arise. Although the conditions outlined above empirically obtain in some matrilineal societies,' they do not obtain in ...
Ladislav Holy, 1986
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The Making of an African King: Patrilineal and Matrilineal ...
As a result, this edition provides for the first time accounts of colonial administrators about the royal internecine struggle, in ways that confirm Awutu orthodoxy and put concocted histories, false genealogies, and outright lies to rest.
Anthony Ephirim-Donkor, 2009
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Aspects of Indian Social Anthropology
MATRILINEAL. DESCENT. AND. ITS. EXEGESIS. For smooth functioning of social organization, a society has to follow a particular descent set-up. This may be defined from a typical principle followed by the social system. It can be either ...
Rann Singh Mann, 1996
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The Nayars Today
6 The disintegration of the matrilineal joint-family system Throughout modern Kerala, to the best of our knowledge, the old Nayar matrilineal joint-family system has disintegrated. Taravads have split up and modern households form smaller ...
C. J. Fuller, 1976
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Women and Development in Africa: How Gender Works
Matrilineal Areas Sometimes Give Strong Rights to Women There are many different family systems in Africa. When people say who their family is, they may refer to the blood relatives of their mother. Such a society is said to be matrilineal.
Michael Kevane, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATRILINEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matrilineal is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Quiet Revolution That Just Happened in the Jewish World
It is the so-called "matrilineal line" and was based on two assumptions: that you always know who your mother is, even if your father's identity ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Girls Getaways Get Deep for Mother/Daughters
She says the most important benefit of these matrilineal outings is the relationship. “…Bonding with someone you thought you knew, but now ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
Modi, Terrorism and Indian Muslims
To give just a few instances, Muslims in Lakshadweep follow matrilineal traditions (Dube, 1994). Onam is as important a festival for Muslims as ... «The Siasat Daily, Jul 15»
4
Political Violence and Future of Democracy – Under UNP …
By contrast the East Coast Tamils are mostly matrilineal, practice Dravidian folk religion and claim origins in Kerala. Even today there is ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
5
Cherokee Women Scholars' and Activists' Statement on Andrea Smith
First and foremost, Cherokees are traditionally a matrilineal and matriarchal society. When one makes the claim of being Cherokee, one must ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
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Villages offer rustic glimpse of Basque life
The clubs serve several functions: They provide a men's night out in a matrilineal society, where women run the show at home. They're also a ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
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UK Reform rabbis accept patrilineal descent
The Conservative Movement said it continues to be “committed to the traditional, matrilineal definition of Jewish status,” Jewish News Online ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
8
Joshua Virasami :#CheckYourBeardPrivilege
... patriarchy at its basest, somebody needs to remind the editors that it's more than likely their collective matrilineal heritage are full of beards. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Masorti remains 'committed to traditional, matrilineal definition of …
Masorti Judaism has stressed it remains “committed to the traditional, matrilineal definition of Jewish status” after the Reform Movement opened ... «Jewish News, Jul 15»
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The Greeks in the West: genetic signatures of the Hellenic …
... analysis of Icelandic matrilineal and patrilineal genealogies: evidence for a faster evolutionary rate of mtDNA lineages than Y chromosomes. «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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