matrilineality
- noun
- /ˌmætrɪlɪˈnæləti/
- Specialized
:
matrilinealidad
- The concept of matrilineality means that family lineage is traced through the mother's side, affecting inheritance and social identity.
Examples
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The matrilineality of Adehyee's households is thus preserved over generations.
Academic text (1998) -
Village endogamy and matrilineality are, at least partially, responsible for the relatively gender-egalitarian nature of Selako society.
Academic text (1991) -
Currently available archaeological material suggests that the position of women in Scythian kinship relations and the question of matrilineality remain controversial.
Academic text (2000) -
Perhaps this situation reflects an ancient matrilineality that has fallen into disuse, though it is still vital among the Wum and Kom situated farther to the north.
Academic text (1990) -
Fortes's description of the residential system of the Asante is characterized by a combination of two factors: the conflicting claims of the agnatic-affinal bonds and matrilineality, and the time factor.
Academic text (1998) -
Fortes (1949:22-23, 27, 30, 32) considers the variations between the two villages as a "local bias" which gives shape to different forms of the same structure forged by the dichotomy between matrilineality and marriage.
Academic text (1998) -
In various cultures, matrilineality is a key factor in determining how property and titles are passed down through generations.
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Scholarship on matrilineality reveals how certain societies prioritize maternal connections over paternal ones.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
matrilineality = matrilineal (transparent) = matri + line + matri + al + ity
The noun is a straightforward formation from the adjective 'matrilineal' by adding the productive suffix '-ity' to denote the state or quality.
Etymology
Matrilineality comes from the parts matri- meaning 'mother' and line meaning 'line' as in a family line, so it means tracing who belongs to the family and who gets property through the mother's side.
