A rule of postmarital residence by which the newly married couple lives in the household of the groom's parents.
Comment:Virilocality is commonly practiced in societies with patrilineages. (From Latin vir, "husband.")
Sometimes called "patrilocality."
Contrast: uxorilocality, avunculocality.
Definition Revised: 2004-09-15
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