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patrilineal Hear it!

patrilineal definition

pat·ri·lin·eal (pa′trə lin′ē əl, pā′trə-)

adjective

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

Etymology: patri- + lineal

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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