Matrilineal succession is a form of hereditary succession or other inheritance through which the subject's female relatives are traced back in a matrilineal line.
Read more about Matrilineal Succession: Systems, Other Examples, Consequences
Famous quotes containing the word succession:
“A mothers life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)