patrilineal

形容词 adj.
/patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to descent through male lines. not-comparable
    — 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.

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From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.
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