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What is an avunculate?

What is an avunculate? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
  2. (Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
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However, some questions were still unanswered, since the avunculate is not associated always with either matrilineal or patrilineal systems.
The Fante also cited the latter proverb to indicate certain limitations placed on the avunculate.
He is currently refining one paper on Anglo-Saxon queenship and another on the avunculate in Beowulf, the latter invited for Philological Quarterly.

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