patrilineal

• Relatif à la parenté par le père ou à la descendance par la lignée masculine.

Relating to or based on kinship with the father or descent through the male line.

1. Descent through male lineC1formal

   Relating to or based on kinship through the father's line; tracing ancestry, inheritance, or family membership through male ancestors.

   Patrilinéaire

   • In many patrilineal societies, family names are passed from father to son.
   • The inheritance system in that culture is strictly patrilineal.
   • Patrilineal descent determines clan membership in some indigenous groups.

   Synonymesagnaticpatrilinear

   Antonymesmatrilineal