patrilocal

[ pa-truh-loh-kuhl, pey- ]

adjective

, Anthropology.

1. virilocal.

patrilocal

/ ˌpætrɪˈləʊkəl /

adjective

1. having or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple lives with the husband's family

Derived Forms

• ˌpatriˈlocally, adverb

Other Words From

• patri·lo·cali·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrilocal¹

First recorded in 1905–10; patri- + local

Example Sentences

When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.

From Project Gutenberg

I therefore propose to term the three types matrilocal, removal, and patrilocal marriages.

From Project Gutenberg

In such a case the marriage is called matrilocal; otherwise it is patrilocal.

From Project Gutenberg