PATRILINEAL


Meaning of PATRILINEAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ pa-tr ə - ' li-n ē - ə l

Function: adjective

Date: 1904

: relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line <a patrilineal society>

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