English Explanatory Dictionary

patrilineal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to descent through male lines.

Pronunciation

/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-patrilineal.wav

Word forms

patrilineal

Etymology

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

Antonyms

matrilineal

Related words

patrilateral patriline

Derived words

nonpatrilineal patrilineal cousin patrilineal descent patrilinealism patrilineality patrilineal Jew patrilineal line patrilineal lineage patrilineally
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