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Definition of Matrilineage
1. Noun. Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matrilineage
Literary usage of Matrilineage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"Among these, the name of the family of one matrilineage is the matrilineage of
... Those whom we call the matrilineage of Kwate'n are the family of Kwate'n. ..."
2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"mother, grandmother, any female relative of higher generation in one's own or
one's spouse's matrilineage, any female relative in one's father's or one's ..."
3. Land, Trees, and Women: Evolution of Land Tenure Institutions in Western by Ma Agnes R Quisumbing (2001)
"... land is predominantly allocated to males and transferred intergenerationally
to males—to nephews in matrilineage and to sons in pa- trilineage ..."
4. Women and Kinship; Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and South by Leela Dube (1997)
"Again, children belong to the matrilineage and mahr can scarcely be a deterrent
to divorce. Conjugal relations are not built upon gender asymmetry and the ..."
5. Migration in South and Southern Africa: Dynamics and Determinants by Pieter Kok (2006)
"In matrilineage, children are seen as replacement members of the mother's family,
and the father's family have no claim upon them. ..."
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