Uxorilocal
/ˌʌksərɪˈloʊkəl/noun
Relating to a residence pattern in which a married couple lives with or near the wife’s family.
Did you know?Uxorilocal residence is the counterpart to virilocal residence, showing that the post-marriage movement of husbands or wives is a cultural rule—not a biological universal.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
uxor
“Wife”
Classical Latin
Latin
locus
“Place or location”
Late Latin
Latin
localis
“Of or belonging to a place”
19th–20th Century
Anthropology
uxorilocal
“Describing residence with or near the wife’s family after marriage”
Modern English
English
uxorilocal
“Relating to residence centered on the wife’s family or locality”