HyperDic: patrilinear

English > 1 sense of the word patrilinear:
ADJECTIVEallpatrilinear, patrilinealbased on or tracing descent through the male line
English > patrilinear: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningBased on or tracing descent through the male line.
Synonympatrilineal
Broaderlineal, directIn a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Spanishpatrilineal
Catalanpatrilineal

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