matripotestal
/ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey-/US // ˌmæ tri poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌmeɪ- //
孕产妇,孕产妇死亡率,孕产妇保健,孕产期
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Anthropology.
- : of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
Examples
For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
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