patrilocal
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pat·ri·lo·cal
(păt'rə-lō'kəl) 
adj. Anthropology
Of or relating to residence with a husband's kin group or clan.
patrilocality pat'ri·lo·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
patrilocally pat'ri·lo'cal·ly adv.
adj. Anthropology
Of or relating to residence with a husband's kin group or clan.
patrilocality pat'ri·lo·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
patrilocally pat'ri·lo'cal·ly adv.
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categories related to 'patrilocal'
- Kinship, Marriage, and Other Customs - patrilocal: (adj) designating extended family in which wife joins household of husband’s parents; virilocal
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