patrilineality

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Etymology

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From patrilineal +‎ -ity.

Noun

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patrilineality (countable and uncountable, plural patrilinealities)

  1. (uncountable, anthropology) The state or condition of conforming to agnatic lineality, the condition of being patrilineal.
  2. (countable, anthropology) An example of patrilineal descent or kinship.

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