patrilineal
adjective
pat·ri·lin·eal
ˌpa-trə-ˈli-nē-əl 
: relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line
a patrilineal society
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His decision flew in the face of centuries of patrilineal tradition within House Targaryen and across the majority of the Seven Kingdoms, including the dispute that led to Viserys becoming king in the first place.
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
The findings also show that like other Neolithic families, those in the passage tombs were patrilineal—the men were typically related to each other whereas adult women had no genetic kin in the tombs.
—Andrew Curry, science.org, 10 July 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Of the 1291 populations defined in the 2019 study, 590 were patrilineal.
—Eliza Anyangwe and Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
The findings also show that like other Neolithic families, those in the passage tombs were patrilineal—the men were typically related to each other whereas adult women had no genetic kin in the tombs.
—Andrew Curry, science.org, 10 July 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Of the 1291 populations defined in the 2019 study, 590 were patrilineal.
—Eliza Anyangwe and Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
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patrilineal
adjective
pat·ri·lin·eal
ˌpa-trə-ˈlin-ē-əl
: relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line
patrilineal society
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