| Term | Definition |
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matrix |
the surroundings within which something begins of develops |
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matriarchy |
a society ruled or controlled by women |
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matriculate |
to register as a student at a college or university |
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patriarch |
the male head of a family or tribe |
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patrimony |
a family inheritance |
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patronage |
support; encourgement |
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patronize |
to go regularly |
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patronymic |
name derived from a paternal ancestor |
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fraternal |
pertaining to brother; brotherly |
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fraternize |
to be friendly with |
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avuncular |
like an uncle |
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familial |
Having to do with my family |
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uxorious |
dominated by one's wife |
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bigamy |
marriage to two mates |
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monogamy |
marriage to single mate |
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mater, matris<L |
mother |
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pater, patris<L |
father |
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frater, fratris<L |
brother |
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avunculus, avunculi<L |
uncle |
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familia<L |
family |
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uxor, uxoris<L |
wife |
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gamos<G |
marriage |