In most of Nyasaland the tribes are…matrilineal and uxorilocal; rights in land descend in the female line, and when a man marries he goes to live in his wife's village (Manchester Guardian).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mat|ri|lin|e|al — «MAT ruh LIHN ee uhl», adjective. having or maintaining relationship through the female line of a family, clan, tribe, or other group»In most of Nyasaland the tribes are…matrilineal and uxorilocal; rights in land descend in the female line, and… … Useful english dictionary
mat|ri|lin|e|ar — «MAT ruh LIHN ee uhr», adjective. = matrilineal. (Cf. ↑matrilineal) … Useful english dictionary
mat|ri|lin|e|age — «MAT ruh LIHN ee ihj», noun. the line of descent from a female ancestor or the maternal side of a family, clan, tribe, or other group … Useful english dictionary
Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat — Infobox Book | name = Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition author = Ernest Bramah cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Kai Lung genre = Fantasy novel release date = 1928… … Wikipedia
matrilineal — mat•ri•lin•e•al [[t]ˌmæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌmeɪ [/t]] also mat ri•lin′e•ar adj. ant tracing, signifying, or based upon descent through the female line Compare patrilineal Etymology: 1900–05 mat ri•lin′e•al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
mercumatilin — A mercurial diuretic; also available as m. sodium. * * * mer·cu·mat·i·lin .mər kyu̇ mat əl ən, mər .kyü mə til ən n a chemical combination of a mercury containing acid C14H14HgO6 and theophylline formerly used as a diuretic … Medical dictionary
Haematolin — H[ae]*mat o*lin ( l[i^]n), n. See {H[ae]matoin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
linkti — liñkti, sta, o intr. 1. R svirti žemyn, lenktis: Visos medžių viršūnės linkte linko Grž. Rasõs pilnos žolynų žemyn galvos linksta A.Baran. Tai vėjas – net šakos prie žemės liñksta Dkš. Rudenį nuo obuolių, kriaušių ir slyvų net šakos linko… … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
linguaggio — lin·guàg·gio s.m. 1. AU capacità comune a tutti gli esseri umani di apprendere una o più lingue storico naturali e di servirsene per ragionare, intendersi reciprocamente, comunicare sia oralmente sia, tra le popolazioni che conoscono la scrittura … Dizionario italiano
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
