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WORD OF THE DAY..........courtesy of Dictionary.com
ifyoucantfixit:
matrilineal \ma-truh-LIN-ee-uhl\, adjective:
Inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
In a matrilineal society, in a matriarchy, and especially in this particular matriarchy, the women, as I've already said, control the houses, the lineage of the children, and a lot of decisions about marriage and so forth.
-- Patrice E. M. Hollrah, The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell
Several of the women I talked to had decided to challenge the influence of the matrilineal clan and to bequeath part of their land to their sons. The ways they had chosen in this regard were however quite different.
-- Birgit Englert and Elizabeth Daley, Women's Land Rights & Privatization in Eastern Africa
Matrilineal was first used in the early 1900s by anthropologists. It derives from the Late Latin roots matri- meaning "mother" and lineal meaning "line."
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Happy Matrilineal day my dear Brokie Besties!
Mandy21:
Used as an adjective, I wonder what the differing connotation is between "matriarchal" and "matrilineal", then? Hmmm...
ifyoucantfixit:
intromit \in-truh-MIT\, verb:
To introduce; to send, put, or let in.
Mrs. Tappitt had frequently offered to intromit the ceremony when calling upon his generosity for other purposes, but the September gift had always been forthcoming.
-- Anthony Trollope, Rachel Ray
But in this I found a great difficulty, arising from the policy and conduct of Mr. Andrew McLucre, who had a sort of investment, as may be said, of the office of dean of guild, having for many years been allowed to intromit and manage the same.
-- John Galt, Annals of the Parish
Intromit comes from the Latin roots intro- meaning "inwardly" and mittere meaning "to send."
ifyoucantfixit:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on May 14, 2012, 09:46:51 am ---Used as an adjective, I wonder what the differing connotation is between "matriarchal" and "matrilineal", then? Hmmm...
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From the research that I did after you asked this question. I found the answer that I thought, beforehand. They basically
are interchangable. They both have the same exact meaning. {To determine the lineager of family through the matriarch, ie mother line of inheritance.} It is usually used in conjunction with a societal custom of regarding the mother as the family line, in
stead of the fathers line. I believe that in Mexican custom it is the generally accepted lineage. It has however become more
of an equal lineage, in many of the families. Thus the custom of many of the Mexican familys having dual last names. Such as
Maria Estella Lopez-Ancarro.
Hope that helps clear it up.. :)
Still waiting for the return message on the exauidible. ??
Mandy21:
Interesting, Janice, thanks. Maybe all us ladies "should go to Mexico" where women are lauded with power and respect. ;)
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