patrilineal

From patri- +‎ lineal.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/

patrilineal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to descent through male lines.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 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.

• matrilineal

• patrilineally
• patrilineality
• patrilineal cousin

• patrilateral

• IPA^(key): /patɾilineˈal/, [pat̪ɾilineˈal]

patrilineal (plural patrilineales)

1. patrilineal