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What (who) is virilocal - definition
SOCIETAL SYSTEM OF MARRIED COUPLES RESIDING WITH OR NEAR THE HUSBAND'S PARENTS
Patrilocality; Virilocal marriage; Patrilocal; Patrilocal society; Patrilocal marriage; Virilocality; Virilocal residence; Virilocal; Partilocal
virilocal
[?v?r?'l??k(?)l]
¦ adjective another term for patrilocal.
Origin
1940s: from L. virilis 'of a man' + local.
patrilocal
¦ adjective of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the wife goes to live with the husband's community.
Derivatives
patrilocality noun
Patrilocal residence
In social anthropology, patrilocal residence or patrilocality, also known as virilocal residence or virilocality, are terms referring to the social system in which a married couple resides with or near the husband's parents. The concept of location may extend to a larger area such as a village, town or clan territory.
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Patrilocal residence
In social anthropology, patrilocal residence or patrilocality, also known as virilocal residence or virilocality, are terms referring to the social system in which a married couple resides with or near the husband's parents. The concept of location may extend to a larger area such as a village, town or clan territory. The practice has been found in around 70 percent of the world's modern human cultures that have been described ethnographically. Archaeological evidence for patrilocality has also been found among Neanderthal remains in Spain and for ancient hominids in Africa.
