matrilineally
Via maternal line
Through the maternal line—tracing descent, inheritance, or kinship through mothers rather than fathers.
In matrilineal societies, children belong to their mother's clan, and property passes from mother to daughter or from maternal uncle to nephew: The throne was inherited matrilineally.
She traced her Jewish identity matrilineally through her grandmother.
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- matrilineageKinship through maternal ancestors
- kinshipState of being related
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
foremothers · ancestresses · grandmothers · great-aunts · aunt · niece · uterine · cognatic
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- descentDownward slope or lineage
dynasty · progenitors · hereditary · endogamy · primogeniture · succession · traced · documented
Following in order
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- legacyWhat's passed down
- estateProperty and grounds
- bequestGift left by will
entailment · birthright · dower · patrimony · heir · beneficiary · trust · will
Overprotective caregiving ideology
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- sisterhoodBond among women
- femininePertaining to women
- womenFemale adults collectively
equality · empowerment · communal · tribal
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- matrilineageKinship through maternal ancestors
- kinshipState of being related
bloodline · foremothers · ancestresses · grandmothers · great-aunts · aunt · niece · uterine · cognatic · consanguinity
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
descent · dynasty · progenitors · hereditary · endogamy · primogeniture · succession · traced · documented · records
succession
Following in order
bequest · entailment · birthright · dower · patrimony · heir · beneficiary · trust · will · testament
maternalism
Overprotective caregiving ideology
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- sisterhoodBond among women
- femininePertaining to women
women · equality · empowerment · communal · tribal