matriline

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). Also matri- +‎ line

Noun

matriline (plural matrilines)

  1. A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.

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