Post-marital Residence Practice Terms
(Note: Residence terms always have the suffix "-local"
Marriage terms will have the suffix "-gamy" if any)
1. Males remain where they were born, females
join their husbands
Patrilocal - "with (groom's) Father"
Virilocal - "with Husband" (and the people who live where
he was born)
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Primary Post-marital Residence Strategies