patrilineal
English
Etymology
From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
patrilineal (not comparable)
- (anthropology) Pertaining to descent through male lines.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 4:
- The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- patrilineally
- patrilineality
- patrilineal cousin
- patrilineal Jew
Related terms
Translations
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References
- ^ “patrilineal, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ E[dwin] Sidney Hartland (April 1915) “Ibo-Speaking Peoples of Southern Nigeria”, in Journal of the African Society, volume XIV, number LV, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited; New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Co., →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 276: “It is obviously to be inferred, for it is nowhere explicitly stated, that the Ibo of the Asaba district are patrilineal, to use a very convenient word coined by Mr. Thomas himself. But, if so, there are certain usages which look like relics of a matrilineal stage.”
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patɾilineˈal/ [pa.t̪ɾi.li.neˈal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pa‧tri‧li‧ne‧al
Adjective
patrilineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural patrilineales)
Antonyms
Further reading
- “patrilineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024