PATRILINEAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on or tracing descent through the male line

Example:

a patrilineal society

Synonyms:

patrilineal; patrilinear

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

direct; lineal (in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child)

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