matripotestal
[ ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey- ]
/ ˌmæ tri poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌmeɪ- /
adjective Anthropology.
of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
Words nearby matripotestal
matriliny,
matrilocal,
matrimonial,
matrimony,
matrimony vine,
matripotestal,
matrix,
matrix band,
matrix bar code,
matrix calculus,
matrix mechanics
Example sentences from the Web for matripotestal
For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
Anthropology |Robert MarettThis is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
Anthropology |Robert Marett