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Definition of Patrilineage
1. Noun. Line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family.
Definition of Patrilineage
1. Noun. A group of descendants related through a common male lineage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patrilineage
Literary usage of Patrilineage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"The biradari, or group of male kin (the patrilineage), plays a significant role
in social relations. Its members neither hold movable property in common nor ..."
2. The Queen Mary Psalter: A Study of Affect and Audience by Anne Rudloff Stanton (2001)
"... links the spread of the Jesse Tree in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
with the concurrent spread of patrilineage. JJG Alexander discusses more ..."
3. The Geometric Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations and Algebraic Functions by Georges Valiron (1984)
"... intimately dependent on the community, usually defined loosely by a patrilineage.
While individual male household heads made decisions regarding land ..."
4. Migration in South and Southern Africa: Dynamics and Determinants by Pieter Kok (2006)
"In combination, these dimensions of descent imply that in patrilineage, children
form part of the father's family. The mother's family have no claim on ..."
5. Proceedings of the Session on Tropical Forestry for People of the Pacific edited by C. Eugene Conrad, Leonard A. Newell (1994)
"Individuals have rights of usufruct, but guardianship is vested in patrilineage.
When land is under such a closely interlocking system of rights and ..."
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