"pertaining to or descended from the mother's side," 1897, from matri- + lineal. Related: Matrilineage; matrilineally.
matrilineal inheritance
matriarchy
matricide
matriculate
matriculation
matrifocal
matrilineal
matrilocal
matrimonial
matrimony
matrix
matroclinous
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