avunculat

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avunculat

\a.vœ̃.ky.la\
[a.vœ̃.ky.la] France (Toulouse)

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Du latin avunculus (« oncle maternel »).

noun avunculats

Type de société où le rôle de l'oncle maternel est plus important que celui du père. Il est exact que certaines structures sociales - par exemple la descendance utérine, le matrilocalisme, l'avonculat, la gynécocratie - traduisent l'importance sociale, juridique et religieuse de la femme.

In English

avunculate relationship between a man and his sister's children

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"avunculat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/avunculat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

avunculat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/avunculat

Chicago

"avunculat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/avunculat.

BibTeX

@misc{avunculat_2026,
  title = {avunculat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/avunculat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}