patrilineage
patrilineage noun: lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.
Noun
patrilineage (countable and uncountable, plural patrilineages)
- Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.
- By 1770, the Xhosa branch of the Nguni-speakers were organised at three levels: patrilineages, consisting of the descendants of a known common ancestor; patriclans, composed of a number of lineages, all claiming descent from a putative common ancestor; and chiefdoms which were political units, each...1979, Richard Elphic, Hermann Giliommee, editors, The shaping of South African Society 1652-1820, Longman, page 294
- Antonyms:
- matrilineage
patrilineage meaning in Tamil
patrilineage in Tamil
- தந்தைக்கால்வழி
Antonyms of patrilineage
Forms of patrilineage
| plural | patrilineages |
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Origin of patrilineage
From patri- + lineage.
Questions about patrilineage
- What does patrilineage mean?
- Patrilineage means lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.
- What is patrilineage in Tamil?
- Patrilineage in Tamil is தந்தைக்கால்வழி. See Patrilineage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is patrilineage?
- Patrilineage is a noun.
- What is the plural of patrilineage?
- The plural of patrilineage is patrilineages.
Words near patrilineage in the dictionary
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