Definition of avunculate in English:

avunculate

noun əˈvʌŋkjʊlətəˈvəNGkyəlit

the avunculateAnthropology

The special relationship in some societies between a man and his sister's son.
〔人类学〕（某些社会里的）舅甥关系
kinship relations such as the avunculate
Example sentencesExamples
- The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate.
- Commentary from 1861 to the present is examined in order to establish that the avunculate does indeed reflect matrilineal kinship structure, which in turn suggests that a full-scale totemic kinship system prevailed in prehistoric Germania.
- However, some questions were still unanswered, since the avunculate is not associated always with either matrilineal or patrilineal systems.
- He is currently refining one paper on Anglo-Saxon queenship and another on the avunculate in Beowulf, the latter invited for Philological Quarterly.
- Since every schoolboy since Radcliffe-Brown knows the importance of the avunculate in African society, I simply counted my blessings, figuring that I must actually be ‘doing’ anthropology.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin avunculus 'maternal uncle' + -ate².

Definition of avunculate in US English:

avunculate

nounəˈvəNGkyəlit

the avunculateAnthropology

The special relationship in some societies between a man and his sister's son.
〔人类学〕（某些社会里的）舅甥关系
kinship relations such as the avunculate
Example sentencesExamples
- Since every schoolboy since Radcliffe-Brown knows the importance of the avunculate in African society, I simply counted my blessings, figuring that I must actually be ‘doing’ anthropology.
- The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate.
- However, some questions were still unanswered, since the avunculate is not associated always with either matrilineal or patrilineal systems.
- He is currently refining one paper on Anglo-Saxon queenship and another on the avunculate in Beowulf, the latter invited for Philological Quarterly.
- Commentary from 1861 to the present is examined in order to establish that the avunculate does indeed reflect matrilineal kinship structure, which in turn suggests that a full-scale totemic kinship system prevailed in prehistoric Germania.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’ + -ate.

单词	avunculate
释义	Definition of avunculate in English: avunculate noun əˈvʌŋkjʊlətəˈvəNGkyəlit the avunculateAnthropology The special relationship in some societies between a man and his sister's son. 〔人类学〕（某些社会里的）舅甥关系 kinship relations such as the avunculate Example sentencesExamples The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate. Commentary from 1861 to the present is examined in order to establish that the avunculate does indeed reflect matrilineal kinship structure, which in turn suggests that a full-scale totemic kinship system prevailed in prehistoric Germania. However, some questions were still unanswered, since the avunculate is not associated always with either matrilineal or patrilineal systems. He is currently refining one paper on Anglo-Saxon queenship and another on the avunculate in Beowulf, the latter invited for Philological Quarterly. Since every schoolboy since Radcliffe-Brown knows the importance of the avunculate in African society, I simply counted my blessings, figuring that I must actually be ‘doing’ anthropology. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin avunculus 'maternal uncle' + -ate². Definition of avunculate in US English: avunculate nounəˈvəNGkyəlit the avunculateAnthropology The special relationship in some societies between a man and his sister's son. 〔人类学〕（某些社会里的）舅甥关系 kinship relations such as the avunculate Example sentencesExamples Since every schoolboy since Radcliffe-Brown knows the importance of the avunculate in African society, I simply counted my blessings, figuring that I must actually be ‘doing’ anthropology. The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate. However, some questions were still unanswered, since the avunculate is not associated always with either matrilineal or patrilineal systems. He is currently refining one paper on Anglo-Saxon queenship and another on the avunculate in Beowulf, the latter invited for Philological Quarterly. Commentary from 1861 to the present is examined in order to establish that the avunculate does indeed reflect matrilineal kinship structure, which in turn suggests that a full-scale totemic kinship system prevailed in prehistoric Germania. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’ + -ate.
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