Meanings
nounmatrilineality (uncountable)
- uncountableanthropologyThe condition of being matrilineal
- uncountableanthropologymatrilineage
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
- Proto-Italic*mātēr
- Latinmāter
- Englishmatri-
- Englishlineal
- Englishmatrilineal
- Englishmatrilineality
From matrilineal + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish matrilinealidad
- matrilinealidadTranslations
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matrilineality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineality
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“matrilineality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matrilineality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matrilineality.
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