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Patrilineal
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Patrilineal
adjective 1. Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"All of my patrilineal relatives live in Italy."
"I can trace my patrilineal line back 10 generations."
"All of the first-born sons on the patrilineal side are named Matthew."
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Latin, early 20th century
Why This Word?
This fatherly adjective means "anything based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line." While it seems like a distinguished, old-fashioned term, it's a fairly new word. ...
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