patripotestal

[ pa-truh-poh-tes-tl, pey- ]

adjective
  1. Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.

Origin of patripotestal

1
1905–10; patri- + potestal

Words Nearby patripotestal

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How to use patripotestal in a sentence

  • For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.

    Anthropology | Robert Marett
  • This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.

    Anthropology | Robert Marett