matrilineage

Meanings

Plural: matrilineages

Noun

line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

Origin / Etymology

From matri- + lineage.

Synonyms

cognation, enation

Antonyms

patrilineage

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