patrilineal
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- based on or tracing descent through the male line
- "a patrilineal society"
Adj
- Pertaining to descent through male lines.
Origin / Etymology
From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.
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Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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