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Meanings of metronymic in inglés

portugués
matronímico
catalán
matrònim
español
patronímico femenino

A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.

patronímico femenino
Usage of metronymic in inglés
1
The Iroquois Indians, among whom Morgan lived, were a typical maternal or metronymic people.
Sociology and Modern Social Problems
2
Among many tribes of the North American Indians this metronymic or maternal system was peculiarly well-developed.
Sociology and Modern Social Problems
3
Strictly speaking, therefore, there has never been a matriarchal stage of social evolution, but rather a maternal or metronymic stage.
Sociology and Modern Social Problems
Translations for metronymic
portugués
matronímico
catalán
matrònim
Metronymic through the time