matricentred, ppl. a.
(mætrɪˈsɛntəd)
[f. matri- + centred, centered ppl. a.]
Centred on the mother. Hence matriˈcentric a., matricenˈtricity.
| 1956 R. Firth Two Stud. Kinship in London 41 We might speak then of South Borough kinship as being matri-centred or matral. 1957 M. Banton W. Afr. City xi. 205 The composition of tribal and Creole matricentric households does not differ significantly. 1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society p. xix, Another consequence of virilocal marriage making for instability in residential structure is the measure of autonomy it confers on the matricentric family. Ibid. iii. 76 The transition from matricentricity to matriliny as the basis for local groupings must always be hazardous. 1963 J. J. Honigmann Understanding Culture v. 85 Matricentric households are a ‘natural’ solution that arises in any social system..when people occupy a very low ranking, economically hazardous position. |