patrilineal
Pertaining to descent through male linesPertaining to descent through male lines.
/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
» Around 20% of Spaniards today have direct patrilineal descent from Sephardic Jews.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to descent through male lines.
based on or tracing descent through the male line
Examples
2 sentencesAround 20% of Spaniards today have direct patrilineal descent from Sephardic Jews.
Judaism changed from patrilineal to matrilineal on account of widespread rape of Jewish women.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge ThomFrom patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- based on or tracing descent through the male line:patrilinear