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related to a cultural system where lineage and inheritance are traced through the mother's side of the family
- In matrilineal tribes, inheritance comes from mothers.
- Leadership in matrilineal clans is often maternal.
- She upholds matrilineal traditions for her children.
- Property remains within the female line in matrilineal inheritance.
- Matrilineal societies trace lineage through mothers.
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