matrilineal

adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.

matrilineally mat'ri·lin'e·al·ly adv.

(mat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl)

Tracing kinship and descent through the female line. (Compare patrilineal.)

(măt'rə-lĭn'ē-əl)
adj.

Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: based on or tracing descent through the female line
  Synonym: matrilinear

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - på mødrene side, på kvindesiden

Nederlands (Dutch)
matrilineair (via de moeder)

Français (French)
adj. - matrilinéaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - matrilineal, basierend auf Blutsverwandtschaft mit der Mutter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταγόμενος/σχετικός με τη μητρική γραμμή

Italiano (Italian)
matrilineare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - matrilinear

Русский (Russian)
определяемый по материнской линии

Español (Spanish)
adj. - por línea materna

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - matrilineär

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
母系的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 母系的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모계 권의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 母系の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بطرف الأم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצד אמו‬

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