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UTERINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uterine 1, record 1, English, uterine
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Born of the same mother but by a different father. Related by blood through the mother: having relationship traced entirely through females. Based upon such relationship. 2, record 1, English, - uterine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des frères et sœurs qui ont la même mère mais un père différent. 2, record 1, French, - ut%C3%A9rin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
noblesse utérine : Qui dans certaines coutumes passait de la mère aux enfants. 2, record 1, French, - ut%C3%A9rin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- uterino 1, record 1, Spanish, uterino
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- matrilineal 1, record 2, English, matrilineal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- uterine 2, record 2, English, uterine
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Referring to the transmission of authority, inheritance, or descent primarily through females. 1, record 2, English, - matrilineal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matrilinéaire 1, record 2, French, matrilin%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'une] règle de filiation qui décide que l'individu acquerra les principaux éléments de son statut et [...] son appartenance à un groupe de parenté par référence aux seuls liens généalogiques passant par les femmes. 1, record 2, French, - matrilin%C3%A9aire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Antropología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- matrilineal 1, record 2, Spanish, matrilineal
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] tipo de filiación en la cual el estatus se transmite a través de las mujeres. 1, record 2, Spanish, - matrilineal
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