patrilineage

pat·ri·lin·e·age

P0115700 (păt′rə-lĭn′ē-ĭj)n. A descent group traced through men on the paternal side of a family.

patrilineage

(ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪɪdʒ) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) a line of descendants through the male line

pat•ri•lin•e•age

(ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i ɪdʒ, ˌpeɪ-)

n. lineal descent traced through the male line. [1945–50]

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patrilineage - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the familyagnationunilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family