Associations to the word «Patrilineal»

Wiktionary

PATRILINEAL, adjective. Pertaining to descent through male lines.

Dictionary definition

PATRILINEAL, adjective. Based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley