patrilineal
English
Etymology
From patri- + lineal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
Audio (UK) (file)
Adjective
patrilineal (not comparable)
- (anthropology) Pertaining to descent through male lines.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 4:
- The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.
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Antonyms
- matrilineal
Derived terms
- patrilineally
- patrilineality
- patrilineal cousin
Related terms
- patrilateral
Translations
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patɾilineˈal/ [pa.t̪ɾi.li.neˈal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pa‧tri‧li‧ne‧al
Adjective
patrilineal (plural patrilineales)
- (anthropology) patrilineal
Antonyms
- matrilineal
Further reading
- “patrilineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014