patrilineage

[pa-truh-lin-ee-ij, pey-]

pat·ri·lin·e·age

[pa-truh-lin-ee-ij, pey-]
noun
lineal descent traced through the male line.

Origin:
1945–50; patri- + lineage1
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Patrilineage has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
WordNet
patrilineage

noun
line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family 
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