matrilinear
Translation
matrilineal
Examples
Es ist eine matrilineare Gesellschaft.
It is a matrilineal society.
Die Erbfolge ist matrilinear geregelt.
The succession is regulated matrilineally.
Grammar Patterns
((Adjective)) + ((Noun)) used as an adjective before a noun a matrilineal society
Similar Words
Synonyms: mütterlicherseits (on the mother's side); Antonyms: patrilinear
Etymology
From Latin 'mater' (mother) and 'linea' (line). It literally means 'mother's line'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'matri-' like in 'matriarch' (mother-ruler) and 'linear' as in a line of descent.