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patrilocal
Patrilocal describes a society or custom in which a married couple settles with or near the husband's family. (adjective)
An example of a society that would be described as patrilocal is a society where a woman gets married and moves next door to her husband's parents.
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See patrilocal in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See patrilocal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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