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Kotomora

招しょう婿せい婚こん

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Meanings

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noun

matrilocal marriage; marriage where the husband joins the bride's family

Anthropological term for a marriage pattern where the groom is adopted into the bride's family. Contrasts with 婿入り婚 (more common term) and 嫁入り婚 (patrilocal marriage).

See also: 婿入り婚