avunculocal residence

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• Avunculocal residence — An avunculocal society is one in which a married couple traditionally lives with the man s mother s eldest brother, which most often occurs in matrilineal societies. The anthropological term avunculocal residence refers to this convention, which… …   Wikipedia

• residence — /rez i deuhns/, n. 1. the place, esp. the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City. 2. a structure serving as a dwelling or home, esp. one of large proportion and superior quality: They… …   Universalium

• avunculocal — ● avunculocal, avunculocale, avunculocaux adjectif Se dit du mode de résidence imposé à un couple de jeunes mariés, dans lequel ceux ci doivent aller habiter dans la maison du frère de la mère de l épouse, ou dans le village de celui ci.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• avunculocal — ə|vəŋkyə|lōkəl adjective Etymology: Latin avunculus + English local 1. : located at or centered around the residence of the husband s maternal uncle 2. : belonging to a maternal uncle compare matrilocal, patrilocal, neolocal …   Useful english dictionary

• Matrilocal residence — In social anthropology, matrilocal residence or matrilocality (also uxorilocal residence or uxorilocality) is a term referring to the societal system in which a married couple resides with or near the wife s parents, thus the female offspring of… …   Wikipedia

• Neolocal residence — is a type of post marital residence when a newly married couple resides separately from both the husband s natal household and the wife s natal household. Neolocal residence form the basis of most developed nations, especially in the West, but it …   Wikipedia

• avunculate — /euh vung kyeuh lit, layt /, n. Anthropol. a close social relationship between a maternal uncle and his nephew. [1915 20; < L avuncul(us) uncle (see AVUNCULAR) + ATE3] * * * ▪ anthropology       relationship between a man and his sister s… …   Universalium

• List of sexology topics — This is a list of topics related to sexology, human sexuality and marriage customs, and related topics such as human sexual anatomy, reproductive biology, andrology, gynaecology, obstetrics and, where relevant, anthropology. Note that this list… …   Wikipedia

• amitalocal — amitalocal, ale, aux [amitalɔkal, o] adj. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; du lat. amita « tante », et local, d après patri , matrilocal. ❖ ♦ Anthrop. Se dit du type de résidence des couples, lorsqu elle est déterminée par la résidence de la sœur du père de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• avunculocale — ● avunculocal, avunculocale, avunculocaux adjectif Se dit du mode de résidence imposé à un couple de jeunes mariés, dans lequel ceux ci doivent aller habiter dans la maison du frère de la mère de l épouse, ou dans le village de celui ci …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• avunculocaux — ● avunculocal, avunculocale, avunculocaux adjectif Se dit du mode de résidence imposé à un couple de jeunes mariés, dans lequel ceux ci doivent aller habiter dans la maison du frère de la mère de l épouse, ou dans le village de celui ci …   Encyclopédie Universelle