Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)In patrilineal fashion.
More definitions
- by descent through the male line
Examples
1 sentencesSamaritan identity is inherited patrilineally, rather than matrilineally as with rabbinic Jews.
Origin
From patrilineal + -ly.From patrilineal + -ly.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpatrilineal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb