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patrilinear

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

adjective



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Other Words From

  • patri·line·ar·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patrilinear1

First recorded in 1910–15; patri- + linear
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Example Sentences

Thus, the Shang patrilinear system was much less extreme than the later system.

Although we do not know much about the general population, we know that the rulers had a patrilinear system of inheritance.

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