patrilineal

English

Etymology

From patri- +‎ lineal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/

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Adjective

patrilineal (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Pertaining to descent through male lines.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: 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.

Antonyms

• matrilineal

Derived terms

• patrilineally
• patrilineality
• patrilineal cousin
• patrilineal Jew

Related terms

• patrilateral

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: patrilineal

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patɾilineˈal/ [pa.t̪ɾi.li.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pa‧tri‧li‧ne‧al

Adjective

patrilineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural patrilineales)

1. (anthropology) patrilineal

Antonyms

• matrilineal

Further reading

• “patrilineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10