TEKNONYMY
Teknonymy refers to usage all over rural people of India and some tribal groups like the Khasi as well as elsewhere among the primitive societies of some parts of the world, a person referred to as the father or the mother of his/her child, i.e., teknonymously. Tylor regarded this kinship usage also as a relic of the former supremacy of women, who never accepted the son-in-law as one of them in their residence and recognized a secondary relationship with him through the children he helped to bring to life. Through extension, a mother may likewise be referred to teknonymously.
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