enatic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Verwandtschaft oder Abstammung über die Mutter bezeichnet; mütterlicherseits stammend oder verwandt.

An obsolete adjective meaning related on the mother's side; having a maternal lineage.

1. Mother's side kinshipC2formal

   Relating to descent or relationship through the mother's lineage; matrilineal.

   Verwandtschaft mütterlicherseits

   • In many cultures, inheritance follows the enatic line.
   • She traced her enatic ancestors back to the 18th century.
   • Enatic relatives are often given special status in matriarchal societies.
   • The family heirloom was passed down through the enatic branch.

   Synonymematernalmatrilinealuterine

   Antonymeagnaticpatrilineal