patrilineal
Meaning
Pertaining to descent through male lines.
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
Etymology
From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.
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