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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pat•ri•lo•cal adj. [Anthropol.]

Anthropology, Sociologyvirilocal.

patri- + local 1905–10

pat′ri•lo•cal′i•ty, n.

'patrilocal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

patri- - virilocal

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