Patrilineal Patrilineal

Patrilineal - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Allied, Cognate, Collateral, Foster, German, Kindred, Matrilineal, Sibling

Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage; it generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well.

A patriline is a line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are male. In a patrilineal descent system, an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her father. This is in contrast to the less common pattern of matrilineal descent.

The agnatic ancestry of an individual is that person's pure male ancestry.

The fact that the Y chromosome is paternally inherited enables patrilines of individuals to be traced through genetic analysis.

In the Bible

The line of descent for monarchs and main personalities is almost exclusively through the main male personalities. See Davidic line.

See also

Example Usage of Patrilineal

lovesh_1: anthr nail n Aryn Invzn theory~ No sbstntial Patrilineal gene flow 4m Est Eurpe 2 India in lst 7k yrs http://bit.ly/3Urs2f via @varnam_blog
varnam_blog: No substantial Patrilineal gene flow from East Europe to India since 7000 years back http://bit.ly/3Urs2f (LT arpit)
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