Patrilineal Definition

pătrə-lĭnē-əl
adjective
Designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the father instead of the mother.
Webster's New World
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • patrilinear

Origin of Patrilineal

  • From patri- +"Ž lineal.

    From Wiktionary

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