Meanings
nounpatriline (plural patrilines)
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.
Synonyms: fatherline · Antonyms: matriline
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, patri- + line.
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patriline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patriline
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“patriline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patriline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patriline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patriline.
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