patriline

English

Etymology

Latin, from pater (“father”) + linea (“line”). Also patri- +‎ line

Noun

patriline (plural patrilines)

A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.

See also

matriline

Anagrams

Tiplerian, reptilian

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