patrilocal

[ pa-truh-loh-kuh l, pey- ]

/ ˌpæ trəˈloʊ kəl, ˌpeɪ- /

adjective Anthropology.

Nearby words

patrilateral, patrilineage, patrilineal, patrilinear, patriliny, patrilocal, patrimony, patriot, patriot act, patriotic, patriotism

Origin of patrilocal

First recorded in 1905–10; patri- + local

Related forms

pat·ri·lo·cal·i·ty, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for patrilocal

I therefore propose to term the three types matrilocal, removal, and patrilocal marriages.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
In such a case the marriage is called matrilocal; otherwise it is patrilocal.
Anthropology|Robert Marett

British Dictionary definitions for patrilocal

patrilocal

/ (ˌpætrɪˈləʊkəl) /

adjective

having or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple lives with the husband's family

Derived Forms

patrilocally, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012