Meaning of PATRILINEAL

Pronunciation:			`patree'lineeul
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	Definition:		[adj]  based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society"
	Synonyms:		direct, lineal, patrilinear
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, avuncular, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, germane, kindred, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patroclinous, related, sib, sibling, uterine