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patrilineage

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pat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅age

  [pa-truh-lin-ee-ij, pey-]
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–noun
lineal descent traced through the male line.
Origin:
1945–50; patri- + lineage 1
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pat·ri·lin·e·age   (pāt'rə-lĭn'ē-ĭj)   
n.  Line of descent as traced through men on the paternal side of a family.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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