matrilineal

The definition of matrilineal is a relative, behavior or other characteristic that is traced through a mother's lineage.

(adjective)

An example of matrilineal is someone being half Italian because their mother is Italian.

See matrilineal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the mother

Origin: matri- + lineal

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See matrilineal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.

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