What does patrilocal mean?
Patrilocal means (of a married couple) living with the family of the husband..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(of a married couple) living with the family of the husband..
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.
Use patrilocal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Patrilocal means (of a married couple) living with the family of the husband..
Common synonyms include virilocal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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