matriline

Meanings

Plural: matrilines

Noun

A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.

Synonyms

mother's line, motherline

Antonyms

patriline

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