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virilocally

virilocally

9.9
To live with or near the husband's family after marriage
  • adverb
  • Specialized
: virilocalmente
  • After their wedding, she moved in with her husband's family and began living virilocally.

Examples

  • Therefore, Tsaralaza found herself in the unusual position of living both virilocally and patrilocally.

    Academic text (2002)

  • In many cultures, newlyweds often settle virilocally to maintain family ties.

  • Living virilocally can help strengthen the bonds between a wife and her in-laws.

Surface Forms

virilocally positive

Morphology

virilocally = virilocal (opaque) = viri + local + ly

The base 'virilocal' is not a common word, and the root 'viri' is not a standalone English word, making the overall transparency opaque.

Etymology

Virilocally comes from Latin vir 'man' and the familiar word local 'place'. So, virilocally means living 'in the place of the man', that is, living near the husband's family after marriage.