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patrilineal

pat·ri·li·neal

UK/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/ US/ˌpætrɪˈlɪniʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

based on or tracing descent through the male line

  • “a patrilineal society”
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Origin

From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.

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