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Definition of Patrikin
1. Noun. One related on the father's side.
Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Agnate, Agnatic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patrikin
Literary usage of Patrikin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women and Kinship; Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and South by Leela Dube (1997)
"... are lineal or collateral joint, as mentioned in the study of Assam (Ahmad
1976), surely the principle of residential unity of patrikin and their wives, ..."
2. Annala Uladh: Annals of Ulster, otherwise, Annala Senait, Annals of Senat; a by Royal Irish Academy, Cathal Mac Maghnusa Maguire (1895)
"patrikin, son of the Knight of Kerry (namely, son of John1*), was slain this year
by Mag Carthaigh Mor, namely, Tadhg, son of Domnall junior. ..."
3. Who's Hungry? and How Do We Know?: Food Shortage, Poverty, and Deprivation by Laurie Fields DeRose, Ellen Messer, Sara Millman (1998)
"... and other patrikin (Lloyd and Brandon 1991). In other countries, such as Haiti.
marital status matters less because food- sharing networks are entirely ..."