patrilineage

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage. countable,uncountable
    — By 1770, the Xhosa branch of the Nguni-speakers were organised at three levels: patrilineages, consisting of the descendants of a known common ancestor; patriclans, composed of a number of lineages, all claiming descent from a putative common ancestor; and chiefdoms which were political units, each occupying a certain area under a chief.

词形变化

patrilineages plural

词源

Etymology tree
English patri-
English lineage
English patrilineage
From patri- + lineage.
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