# patrilineal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/ · frequency rank #82,647

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to descent through male lines.

## Etymology
From patri- + lineal. Coined by British government anthropologist Northcote Whitridge Thomas in 1904 along with matrilineal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/patrilineal