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avunculate
[uh-vuhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt]
noun
Anthropology.
a close social relationship between a maternal uncle and his nephew.
avunculate
/ əˈʌŋʊɪ /
noun
the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
adjective
of, relating to, or governed by this custom
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of avunculate1
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It may also be a patruate-group and an avunculate group.
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It may also be a patruate cousin-group and an avunculate cousin-group; and in general, every member of a brother-group has the same consanguineal relation to persons outside of the group as that of every other member.
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