patrilinear
/ˌpætrəˈlɪniər/
adjective
- Relating to or based on descent or inheritance through the male line (father to son).
- In many patrilinear societies, family names are passed down from father to child.
- The tribe's patrilinear system meant that only sons could inherit land.
- Anthropologists studied the patrilinear customs of the ancient kingdom.
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