Synonyms for matrilineal

Synonyms for (adj) matrilineal

Synonyms: matrilineal, matrilinear

Definition: based on or tracing descent through the female line

Usage: matrilineal inheritance

Similar words: direct, lineal

Definition: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

Usage: lineal ancestors; lineal heirs; a direct descendant of the king; direct heredity


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