Meaning Patrilineal descent
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Patrilineal descentThe practice of tracing kinship only through the male line. (See also Matrilineal descent.)
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Patrilineal descentA descent system in which lineage relations are traced through a line of related males. Children belong to their father’s corporate group.
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Patrilineal descentUnilineal descent rule in which people join the father's group automatically at birth and stay members throughout life.
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Patrilineal descentDescent traced through a line of ancestors in the male line (see agnatic descent).
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