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patriliny

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pat⋅ri⋅li⋅ny

[pa-truh-lahy-nee, pey-]
–noun, plural -nies.
the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.

Origin:
1905–10; patrilin(eal) + -y 3
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