matrilineal

1. 1.

   based on or tracing descent through the female line

   “matrilineal inheritance”

   Synonymsmatrilinear

   Similarlineal

Questions about matrilineal

What does matrilineal mean?

matrilineal means "based on or tracing descent through the female line".

How many syllables are in matrilineal?

matrilineal has 5 syllables: mat-ri-lin-e-al. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˌmætɹɪˈlɪniəl/.

What is another word for matrilineal?

Close synonyms include matrilinear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.