"matrilocal" meaning in English

See matrilocal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/ [US], /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-matrilocal.ogg
Etymology: From matri- + local. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|matri|local}} matri- + local Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} matrilocal (not comparable)
  1. (of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-matrilocal-en-adj-HPiH7l0e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with matri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with matri-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife's family. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-matrilocal-en-adj-SBJRd28e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with matri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with matri-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 57 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uxorilocal Derived forms: matrilocality Related terms: neolocal, duolocal Translations (Translations): matrilocal [masculine] (French), matrilocale (Italian), matrilocal (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 52 48
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          "ref": "1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 191:",
          "text": "In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.",
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