The system is associated with groups that have a strong tradition of matrilineal descent.
A lineage is defined as all those related by matrilineal descent from a particular ancestress.
They share a very similar culture, with matrilineal descent.
At least two of the Mnong subgroups have matrilineal descent.
At the same time, matrilineal descent remains the norm in Conservative halakha.
Well into the 20th century, the Cherokee had a kinship system of matrilineal descent, clan membership and family organization.
Membership in a division was inherited from the father, unlike the matrilineal descent often associated with other tribes.
With matrilineal descent individuals belong to their mother's descent group.
She was probably the mother of his successor as chief, according to their system of matrilineal descent.
In English law, matrilineal descent is not considered valid for earldoms.