matrilocal

English

WOTD – 7 April 2008

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/, /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/
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Adjective

matrilocal (not comparable)

  1. (of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
  2. (anthropology, of a people of culture) In which newly married couples live with the female's family.

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