matrilineal descent group

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• descent group — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Matrilineal succession — is a form of hereditary succession or other inheritance through which the subject s female relatives are traced back in a matrilineal line. Contents 1 Systems 2 Other examples 2.1 Matrilineal succession in Africa …   Wikipedia

• descent — /di sent /, n. 1. the act, process, or fact of descending. 2. a downward inclination or slope. 3. a passage or stairway leading down. 4. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. 5. any passing from higher to lower in degree or state;… …   Universalium

• matrilineal — Matrilineages are unilineal descent groups that claim real or fictive kinship through maternal ties to a common ancestress through known genealogical links. In matrilineal systems, inheritance is traced from the maternal uncle (mother s brother)… …   Dictionary of sociology

• double descent — noun : descent through both the patrilineal and the matrilineal group with attendant rights and obligations …   Useful english dictionary

• Kanda (lineage) — Kanda (plural makanda, before 1700 the singular was dikanda or likanda) In Kikongo any social or analytical group, but often applied to lineages or groups of associated people who form a faction, band or other group. In Kongo documents written in …   Wikipedia

• Rumah Gadang — (Minangkabau language: big house ) are the traditional homes (Indonesian: rumah adat ) of the Minangkabau. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the house reflect the culture and values of the… …   Wikipedia

• phratry — In many pre industrial societies, social organization is based on kinship groups through descent in either the male or female line, but these kinship groups are then aggregated according to non kinship principles into larger groups which (in some …   Dictionary of sociology

• Matrilineality — is a system in which descent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality is also a societal system in which one belongs to one s matriline or mother s lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles. A …   Wikipedia

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• Kinship — For other uses, see Kinship (disambiguation). Relationships …   Wikipedia