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patrilinealenUK
pat·ri·lin·e·al P0115800 (păt′rə-lĭn′ē-əl)adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.patrilineal (ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪəl) or patrilinearadj (Anthropology & Ethnology) tracing descent, kinship, or title through the male line ˌpatriˈlineally, ˌpatriˈlinearly advpat•ri•lin•e•al (ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌpeɪ-) also pat`ri•lin′e•ar, adj. tracing, signifying, or based upon descent through the male line. Compare matrilineal. [1900–05] pat`ri•lin′e•al•ly, adv. pat′ri•li`ny (-ˌlaɪ ni) n. patrilineal1. Used to describe a society in which descent is traced through men.2. Tracing descent through the father’s line.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | patrilineal - based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society"patrilinearlineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" | Translations
patrilinealenUK
patrilineal [pah-trĭ-lin´e-al] descended through the male line.pat·ri·lin·e·al (pat'ri-lin'ē-ăl), Related to descent through the male line; inheritance of the Y chromosome is exclusively patrilineal. [L. pater, father, + linea, line] pat·ri·lin·e·al (pat'ri-lin'ē-ăl) Related to descent through the male line; inheritance of the Y chromosome is exclusively patrilineal. [L. pater, father, + linea, line]patrilinealenUK
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