Patrilocal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Patrilocal is an adjective meaning (of a married couple) living with the family of the husband.
Meaning
(of a married couple) living with the family of the husband.
More Meanings
- (anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the husband's family.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for patrilocal
Depending on context, synonyms include virilocal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include matrilocal, virilocal, neolocal, patrivirilocal, patrilinial, paterfamiliar.
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