Definitions for patrilinear

patrilinear pat·ri·lin·e·ar

Spelling: [pa-truh-lin-ee-er, pey-]
IPA: /ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i ər, ˌpeɪ-/

Patrilinear is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 718 anagrams from letters in patrilinear (aaeiilnprrt).

Definitions for patrilinear

adjective

  1. patrilineal.

Origin of patrilinear

First recorded in 1910-15; patri- + linear

Examples for patrilinear

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

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