matrilocal
UK /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/ US /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/
adj 2
Definitions
adj
1
Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
2
In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.
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