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matrilocal
This term is primarily used within the fields of anthropology, sociology, and kinship studies to describe specific residential patterns. It carries a neutral, descriptive tone and is used to categorize the spatial organization of a family unit following marriage.
It stands in direct contrast to patrilocal systems, where the couple lives with the husband's family, and neolocal systems, where the couple establishes an independent household. Because it describes a systemic social structure rather than a personal preference, it is almost exclusively found in academic or ethnographic contexts.
Meanings
Examples
The tribe follows a matrilocal residence pattern.
Since the society is matrilocal, the husband moves into the wife's family home.
I wonder if a matrilocal system would change the power dynamics in a marriage.
Many early anthropologists studied matrilocal customs in Southeast Asia.
The village is strictly matrilocal, meaning women stay in their ancestral homes.
He had to adapt quickly to a matrilocal lifestyle after his wedding.