patrilinear

[ pa-truh-lin-ee-er, pey- ]

adjective

1. patrilineal.

Other Words From

• patri·line·ar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrilinear¹

First recorded in 1910–15; patri- + linear

Example Sentences

Thus, the Shang patrilinear system was much less extreme than the later system.

From Project Gutenberg

Although we do not know much about the general population, we know that the rulers had a patrilinear system of inheritance.

From Project Gutenberg