uxorilocal

adjective

ux·​ori·​local

¦ək¦sōrə+

: matrilocal

the Yao are matrilineal and predominantly uxorilocal

—African Abstracts

—contrasted with virilocal

Word History

Etymology

Latin uxor + -i- + English local

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