'matrilineal' definitions:
Definition of 'matrilineal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance" [syn: matrilineal, matrilinear]
Definition of 'matrilineal'
From: GCIDE
- matrilineal \matrilineal\ adj. tracing descent through the female line. [WordNet 1.5]