matrilineage

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noun

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

Similar
enationcognation
Opposite
patrilineage
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Meanings

nounmatrilineage (countable and uncountable, plural matrilineages)

plural matrilineages

  1. countableuncountableLineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

    Antonyms: patrilineage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage.

Opposite
patrilineage

More synonyms by meaning

nounline of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

Similar
enationcognation
Broader
unilateral descent
Also see
cognationenation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From matri- + lineage.

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Translations

French matrilignage
  • matrilignageTranslations
Italian matrilignaggio
  • matrilignaggioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

matrilineage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineage

MLA

“matrilineage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matrilineage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineage.

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