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Meanings of patrilinear in English
Synonyms
Examples for "patrilineal"
Examples for "patrilineal"
1
Where local exogamy is the rule, kinship is also virtually patrilineal.
2
From an evolutionary perspective, patrilineal inheritance makes good sense.
3
Analyses of mitochondrial DNA yield insights into matrilineal history, which may differ from patrilineal evolution.
4
OK, so chimps are patrilineal, but what about humans?
5
The area covered by the dichotomous organisations is divided almost equally between matrilineal and patrilineal tribes.
Usage of patrilinear in English
1
Thus, the Shang patrilinear system was much less extreme than the later system.
2
Although we do not know much about the general population, we know that the rulers had a patrilinear system of inheritance.
3
In the strongly patriarchal and patrilinear system of the Chou and the developing primogeniture, children of secondary wives had a lower social status.