patrilineal

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pat=ri=lin=e=al

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective patrilineal has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

patrilinealadj. 
     tracing descent through the male line; as, a patrilineal society.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

patrilineal, adj. of or relating to, or based on kinship with, the father or descent through the male line.

Etymology
L pater patris father + LINEAL

THESAURUS

patrilineal

affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, avuncular, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, germane, kindred, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patroclinous, related, sib, sibling, uterine

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