matrilinear

• Qui se rapporte à la parenté ou à la filiation par la lignée maternelle, ou qui est fondé sur celle-ci.

Relating to or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.

1. Tracing descent through the female lineC1formal

   Relating to or based on kinship and inheritance through the mother's lineage.

   matrilinéaire

   • The tribe has a matrilinear system where property passes from mother to daughter.
   • In matrilinear societies, children belong to their mother's clan.
   • Anthropologists study matrilinear structures in various cultures.

   Synonymesenaticmatrilinealuterine

   Antonymespatrilinealpatrilinear