patrilineal Definition
pat·ri·lin·eal (pa′trə lin′ē əl, pā′trə-)
patrilineal Related Forms
pat′·ri·lin′·eal·ly adverb
patrilineal Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- descent: Each of the above kinship units is based, at least in principle, on patrilineal descent from a common male ancestor.
- group: Within the village, the men of these households form patrilineal kinship groups, which with hesitation I call lineages.
- system: At the core of village organization is a segmentary, exogamous, patrilineal lineage system.
- society: In contrast to the social equality of the Celtic Picts and Scots, the Germanic Angles and Saxons were patriarchal and patrilineal societies.
- clan: The kinship system is based on marriage alliances linking lineages of patrilineal clans called marga.
- kin: The most important, although not always the most conspicuous, groups among the men are the groups of patrilineal kin.
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- ‹ patriate
- ‹ patriarchy
- ‹ patriarchate
- ‹ patriarchal
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