patrilineal

[ pa-truh-lin-ee-uhl, pey- ]

/ ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌpeɪ- /

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adjective

inheriting or determining descent through the male line.

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Origin of patrilineal

First recorded in 1900–05; patri- + lineal

OTHER WORDS FROM patrilineal

pat·ri·lin·e·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby patrilineal

patriclinous, patricliny, patrifocal, patrilateral, patrilineage, patrilineal, patrilinear, patriliny, patrilocal, patrimony, patriot

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How to use patrilineal in a sentence

Meanwhile, Justin Locke’s son is 9, so there’s a fifth generation in his patrilineal line who could ascend to the helm.
The Leader of New York’s “City of the Dead” Cashes In. Again.|by Carson Kessler|July 25, 2022|ProPublica
It’s true that patrilineal baby-naming dominates in America.
It's 2022 and People Are Still Confused That My Kids Have Their Mother's Last Name|Aubrey Hirsch|February 4, 2022|Time
One easy answer lies in the patrilineal history of LEGO itself.
Why It Took LEGO So Long to Get the Memo: Girls Like Science, Too|Samantha Allen|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in 1983, Reform Judaism recognized the Jewish identity of children of “patrilineal descent.”
Why Israel’s Religious Leaders Oppose Reform Judaism|Andrew Apostolou|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sadly, his proposal was spurned and the “patrilineal” experiment failed.
Why Israel’s Religious Leaders Oppose Reform Judaism|Andrew Apostolou|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With patrilineal descent they tend to occupy the tribal territory in such a way that each phratry becomes a local group.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
At the present day the kinship may be matrilineal or patrilineal without affecting their right.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
Patrilineal descent may have been directly evolved without the intermediate stage of reckoning through females.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
For the eight-class system see Table Ia; in which it is assumed that patrilineal descent prevails in all the tribes.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
The area covered by the dichotomous organisations is divided almost equally between matrilineal and patrilineal tribes.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for patrilineal

patrilineal

patrilinear

/ (ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪəl) /

adjective

tracing descent, kinship, or title through the male line

Derived forms of patrilineal

patrilineally or patrilinearly, adverb

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Cultural definitions for patrilineal

patrilineal

[ (pat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl) ]

Tracing kinship and descent through the male line. (Compare matrilineal.)

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