Meaning & use
Uxorilocal
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Describing a marriage custom in which the husband moves to live with, or near, his wife's family.
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In uxorilocal societies, sons-in-law often work alongside their wife's relatives.
Anthropologists compared uxorilocal and virilocal residence patterns across different cultures.
A note on using this word
From Latin uxor, 'wife,' and locus, 'place'; it is the counterpart to 'virilocal,' where the wife moves to the husband's home.
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