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patrilineal

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pat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅al

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

Origin:
1900–05; patri- + lineal

Related forms:
pat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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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.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pat·ri·lin·eal
Pronunciation: "pa-tr&-'lin-E-&l
Function: adjective
: relating to, based on, or tracing descentthrough the paternal line <patrilineal society>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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patrilineal pat·ri·lin·e·al (pāt'rə-lĭn'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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