matripotestal

[ ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey- ]

/ ˌmæ tri poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌmeɪ- /

adjective Anthropology.

of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.

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Origin of matripotestal

matri- + potestal < Latin potest(ās) power + -al¹

Words nearby matripotestal

matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine, matripotestal, matrix, matrix band, matrix bar code, matrix calculus, matrix mechanics

Example sentences from the Web for matripotestal

For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
Anthropology|Robert Marett
This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
Anthropology|Robert Marett