Ambilocal residence (or ambilocality), also called bilocal residence (bilocality) is the societal postmarital residence in which couples, upon marriage,  live with or near either the husband 's parents or the wife's parents .Ember, Carol R., and Melvin Ember. Cultural Anthropology (9th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999, p. 355. 
Ambilocal residence (or ambilocality), also called bilocal residence (bilocality) is the societal postmarital residence in which couples, upon marriage, choose to live with or near either spouse 's parents .Ember, Carol R., and Melvin Ember. Cultural Anthropology (9th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999, p. 355. This is contrasted with matriloaclity and patriclocality, where the newlyweds are expected to live with either the wife's parents or the husband's parents respectively.
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choose to
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the husband
spouse
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or the wife's parents
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This is contrasted with matriloaclity and patriclocality, where the newlyweds are expected to live with either the wife's parents or the husband's parents respectively.