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noun
A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: motherline, mother's line
Antonyms: patriline
History
Borrowed from Latin mater (“mother”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, matri- + line.
