patrilineal

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/(UK)

Definition of patrilineal

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to descent through male lines.
    “The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.”

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Etymology

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

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