What Relationship Does the 'Avunculate' Refer To

What relationship does the 'avunculate' refer to?

A) a father's kin relationship to a child who has taken and will carry on his surname
B) a mother's kin relationship to a child gestated (grown) in her own womb
C) the blood relationship men share with their sisters' children in a matrilineal society
D) the blood relationship men share with their children in a matrilineal society
E) a priest's parent-like relationship with his/her congregation