ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Patrilineality

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Patrilineality is a noun meaning (uncountable, anthropology) The condition of being patrilineal.

Meaning

(uncountable, anthropology) The condition of being patrilineal.

More Meanings

  1. (countable, anthropology) A patrilineal descent or kinship.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include matrilineality, matrilinearism, unilineality, matrifocality, patrocladistics, matrimoiety.

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