| Term | Definition |
|---|
| matrix | the surrounding within which something begins to develops |
| matriarchy | a society ruled or controlled by women |
| matriculate | to register as a student at a college or university |
| patriarch | the male head of a family or tribe |
| patrimony | a family inheritance |
| patronage | support or encouragement |
| patronize | to go regularly |
| patronymic | name derived from a paternal ancestor |
| fraternal | pertaining to brothers, brotherly |
| fraternize | to be friendly with |
| avuncular | like an uncle |
| familial | having to do with the family |
| uxorious | dominated by one's wife |
| bigamy | marriage to two mates |
| monogamy | marriage to a single mate |
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