Usually means: Descent traced through the father.
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  1. patrilineage: Merriam-Webster
  2. patrilineage: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. patrilineage: Collins English Dictionary
  4. patrilineage: Vocabulary.com
  5. patrilineage: Wordnik
  6. patrilineage: Wiktionary
  7. patrilineage: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. patrilineage: Dictionary.com
  9. patrilineage: Rhymezone
  10. patrilineage: FreeDictionary.org
  11. patrilineage: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. patrilineage: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.

Similar:
agnation, patriline, matrilineage, matriline, patrimoiety, patrilinearity, patrilinealism, fatherline, paternity, line, more...

Opposite:
matrilineage, matrilineal descent, matriliny

Adjectives:
own, same, single, localized, minimal, royal, particular, extended, exogamous, natal, local

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Similar:
agnation, patriline, matrilineage, matriline, patrimoiety, patrilinearity, patrilinealism, fatherline, paternity, line, more...

Opposite:
matrilineage, matrilineal descent, matriliny

Adjectives:
own, same, single, localized, minimal, royal, particular, extended, exogamous, natal, local



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