patrilocal
adjective
patrilocality
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a word derived from
patrilocal.
Example Sentences
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It was this link between one-way genetic flow, patrilocality, and the non-reciprocity of exchange that led me, in Néandertal nu in 2022, to formulate the singular paradox: “Neanderthal, Sapiens: I love you… me neither.”
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
That pattern matches a practice ethnographers call patrilocality, in which men stay put while women leave their birthplaces to find mates, a pattern also seen in ancient European farmers, among others.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
Others caution that a handful of studies from a 5000-year period across Europe isn’t enough to show patrilocality was a rule.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 4, 2023
Archaeologists had speculated about patrilocality in past societies based on ethnographic evidence and clues from bone chemistry, but had never been able to conclusively demonstrate it.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 4, 2023
The site predates Hazleton by 1000 years, and it provides strong evidence for patrilocality: Dozens of people over seven generations traced their descent back to one man.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 4, 2023
