patrilineal /pa·tri·lin·e·al/ (pat″rĭ-lin´e-il) descended through the male line.
patrilineal
pat·ri·lin·e·al (p t r -l n  -l)adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line. |
patrilineal
[pat′rilin′ē·əl]
Etymology: L, pater, father, linea, line
pertaining to a line of descent through the male members of the family.
patrilineal
descended through the male line.
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