HyperDic: patrilineal

English > 1 sense of the word patrilineal:
ADJECTIVEallpatrilineal, patrilinearbased on or tracing descent through the male line
patrilineal > pronunciation
Soundspae.trihlih'niyahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > patrilineal: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningBased on or tracing descent through the male line.
Example"a patrilineal society"
Synonympatrilinear
Broaderlineal, directIn a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Spanishpatrilineal
Catalanpatrilineal
Adverbspatrilineallyby descent through the male line

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