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patrilineal

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(pa′trə lin′ē əl, pā′trə-)

adjective

designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the father instead of the mother

Origin: patri- + lineal

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patrilineally adverb

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adjective

Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.

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