PATRILINY


Meaning of PATRILINY in English

/pa"treuh luy'nee, pay"-/ , n. , pl. patrilinies .

the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.

[ 1905-10; PATRILIN(EAL) + -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .