Matrilocal
[ma-truh-loh-kuh l, mey-] /ˌmæ trəˈloʊ kəl, ˌmeɪ-/
adjective, Anthropology.
1.
of or relating to residence with the wife’s family or tribe; uxorilocal:
matrilocal customs.
/ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl; ˈmeɪ-/
adjective
1.
denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife’s family
adj.
1897, from matri- + local.
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