Patrilineal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.
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  • adj. Pertaining to descent through male lines.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. tracing descent through the male line.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to descent on the paternal side.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. based on or tracing descent through the male line
    • Equivalent
    direct    lineal   
    Antonym
    matrilineal   
    Cross Reference
    patrilineal descent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lineal    matrilineal   
    Same Context
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