MATRILOCAL

Etymology

Adjective

matrilocal (not comparable)

(of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.

(anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.

Synonyms

• uxorilocal

Antonyms

• patrilocal

Source: Wiktionary



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