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matrilineage

mat·ri·lin·e·age [ màttrə línnee ij ] (plural mat·ri·lin·e·ag·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. line of descent through mothers: the line of genealogical relationship or descent that follows the women's side of a family

2. people related through mothers: a group of people related by descent through mothers

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