A rule of postmarital residence by which the newly married couple takes up residence in the household of the bride's parents.
Comment:Uxorilocality is typically limited to societies with matrilineal descent, such as the Hopi. In some cases, it may be in competition with avunculocality as a preferred residence pattern. (From Latin uxor, "wife.")
Sometimes called "matrilocality."
Contrast: virilocality, avunculocality.
Definition Revised: 2004-09-15
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