What does matriliny mean?

matriliny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"In this confrontation between the earth man and the sky god, another ancient battle is implied: Enkidu has become the mother's brother, the protector of the matriliny, and therefore the defender of the bride."

matrilinies (plural)

matrilineality

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