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Meanings of matrilineage in English

Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "enation"
        Examples for "enation"
        1
        Again, deportation to an island, which entails minor or intermediate loss of status, destroys rights by cognation.
        The Institutes of Justinian
        Usage of matrilineage in English
        1
        The mitochondrial DNA told me Max was not a member of the matrilineage in the Kidron tomb.
        Cross Bones
        2
        And Max's mitochondrial DNA is unique, different from both the tooth person and the members of the tomb matrilineage.
        Cross Bones
        Matrilineage through the time