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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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 MarettThis is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
Anthropology|Robert Marett