patripotestal
[ pa-truh-poh-tes-tl, pey- ]
/ ˌpæ trə poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌpeɪ- /
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adjective
Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
Nearby words
patrimony, patriot, patriotic, patriotism, patriots' day, patripotestal, patristic, patristics, patrix, patroclinous, patrocliny
Origin of patripotestal
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Examples from the Web for patripotestal
For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
Anthropology|Robert MarettThis is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
Anthropology|Robert Marett