matriliny
(ˈmætrɪlɪnɪ)
[f. matri- + line n.2 + -y3.]
The observance of matrilineal descent and kinship.
| 1906 N. W. Thomas Kinship Organisations & Group Marriage Austral. ii. 19 We may now examine the relation of matriliny to the seat of authority in the family. 1927 [see bien entendu]. 1937 Nature 20 Feb. 328/1 Though most of the tribes of Assam are now patrilineal, yet an earlier stratum of matriliny should not be overlooked. 1955 [see father-right (father n. 12)]. 1965 I. M. Lewis in M. Banton Relevance of Models for Social Anthropol. 109 The lumping together of societies on the basis of patriliny or matriliny alone can only lead to confusion. |