patrilineality

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable, anthropology) The condition of being patrilineal.

(countable, anthropology) A patrilineal descent or kinship.

Examples

Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side, citation or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is traced through his or her father's lineage. Source: Internet

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