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Definition of Patrilineal kin
1. Noun. One related on the father's side.
Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Agnate, Agnatic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patrilineal Kin
Literary usage of Patrilineal kin
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)
"patrilineal kin continue to maintain ties with their natal village and enjoy ...
patrilineal kin are expected to contribute food and to help with guests in ..."
2. Primitive Society by Robert Harry Lowie (1920)
"Had there been a corresponding segregation of patrilineal kin, say through descent
of hunting-territories, as among Dr. Speck's Algonkian tribes, ..."
3. Culture & Ethnology by Robert Harry Lowie (1917)
"... ie, patrilineal kin groups, had a system of the type described, while most of
the tribes lacking such groups also lacked the nomenclature in question. ..."
4. Primitive Paternity: The Myth of Supernatural Birth in Relation to the by Edwin Sidney Hartland (1910)
"... would constitute a patrilineal kin : that is, they would be descended in fact
on the male side from a larger or smaller number of common ancestors. ..."
5. Women and Kinship; Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and South by Leela Dube (1997)
"Rivalry between brothers and patrilineal kin over property is a ubiquitous feature.
In-marrying females are needed for the perpet- ..."
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