matriline
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.
Noun
[edit]matriline (plural matrilines)
- A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
- Synonyms: motherline, mother's line
- Antonym: patriline