patriline
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, patri- + line.
Noun
patriline (plural patrilines)
- A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.
- Synonym: fatherline
- Antonym: matriline
Derived terms
- patrilineal
- patrilineally
Anagrams
- Tiplerian, reptilian