Matripotestal
[ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey-] /ˌmæ tri poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌmeɪ-/
adjective, Anthropology.
1.
of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother’s blood relatives.
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