matrilineage

n.

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The line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family; the mother's line of descent.

Noun

1.

matrilineage - line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family Synonyms: cognation, enation

affiliation, agnation, alliance, ancestry, blood, blood relationship, brotherhood, brothership, cognation, common ancestry, common descent, connection, consanguinity, cousinhood, cousinship, enation, fatherhood, filiation, fraternity, kindred, kinship, maternity, matriliny, matrisib, matrocliny, motherhood, paternity, patrilineage, patriliny, patrisib, patrocliny, propinquity, relation, relationship, sibship, sisterhood, sistership, ties of blood