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matrilineal

adj.
1.based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance"
matrilinear
lineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
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Adjective

matrilineal (comparative more matrilineal, superlative most matrilineal)

  1. Tracing descent only through female lines.
    Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

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GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matrilineal 
\matrilineal\ adj.
   tracing descent through the female line.
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