patrilineal
adj.
from the father's side of the family, descending through the father
Patrilineality
Patrilineality (a.k.a. agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage; it generally involves the
inheritance of property, names or titles through the
male line as well.A patriline is a line of descent from a male
ancestor to a
descendant (of either
sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are
male. In a patrilineal
descent system (= agnatic descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same
descent group as his or her father. This is in contrast to the less common pattern of
matrilineal descent.
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patrilineal
Adjective
1. based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society"
(synonym) patrilinear
(similar) lineal, direct
patrilineal
Synonyms and related words:
affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, avuncular, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, germane, kindred, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patroclinous, related, sib, sibling, uterine
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patrilineal
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