Systems
- matrilineal primogeniture where the eldest female child of the subject is entitled to the hereditary succession before her younger sisters, and her brothers are not entitled at all.
- matrilineal ultimogeniture where the youngest daughter is the heir. This system is found among the Khasis of India.
- rotation among female relatives.
- matrilineal seniority, where the eldest sister is succeeded by her next eldest sister, etc., until the surviving sisters have had their turns, at which point the females of the next generation, daughters of these "original" sisters will have their turns, in order of seniority.
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