patrilineal
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/
patrilineal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to descent through male lines.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 4:
- The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 4:
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