patrilineal

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

pat·ri·lin·e·al

[pa-truh-lin-ee-uhl, pey-]
adjective
inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
Compare matrilineal.


Origin:
1900–05; patri- + lineal

pat·ri·lin·e·al·ly, adverb
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Patrilineal has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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World English Dictionary
patrilineal or patrilinear (ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪəl)
 
adj
tracing descent, kinship, or title through the male line
 
patrilinear or patrilinear
 
adj
 
patri'lineally or patrilinear
 
adv
 
patri'linearly or patrilinear
 
adv

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Medical Dictionary

patrilineal pat·ri·lin·e·al (pāt'rə-lĭn'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.

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Cultural Dictionary
patrilineal [(pat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl)]

Tracing kinship and descent through the male line. (Compare matrilineal.)

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