Patrilineal |  |
adjective | 1. Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line. |
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 | "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 |
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 | 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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