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matrilineally
adverb
formaluk /ˌmæt.rɪˈlɪn.i.ə.li/ us /ˌmæt.rəˈlɪn.i.ə.li/
in a way that relates to or is based on family relationships on your mother's side of the family:
He was young and matrilineally Jewish.
Property in land and livestock was inherited matrilineally.
They live in small villages, each composed of a number of matrilineally related men and their wives and children.
Because tribal affiliation is passed down matrilineally, a child has a place in the tribe only if its mother is also a member of the tribe.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: relations in general
anti-family
aunt
auntie
baby daddy
baby mama
family man
father
fatherhood
filial
filially
kinship
kinsman
kinswoman
kith and kin
long-lost
relationship
relative
removed
second cousin
sib
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