patrilinear
Through the father
Patrilinear describes descent, inheritance, or kinship traced through the father's line rather than the mother's.
In patrilinear societies, children belong to their father's clan, inherit property from male relatives, and carry on the paternal family name: Most European naming conventions are patrilinear.
Also spelled patrilineal.
Of or from father
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
bloodline · kinship · genealogy · inheritance · succession · male line · family tree · forebears
Male-determining genetic unit
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- genetic genealogyTracing lineage through inherited material
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
biological · paternity · genomic · ancestry testing · genetic lineage · anthropological · evolutionary · chromosomal
Eldest inherits all
- estateProperty and grounds
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- land rightsLegal claims to territory
- successionFollowing in order
entail · birthright · patrimony · heirship · bequest · legacy · title · family name
Of a clan
- casteInherited social division
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- totemicOf sacred emblems
- AboriginalAustralia's native peoples
Maasai · Igbo · Pashtun · Mongolian · Viking · Scottish clan · ancestral village · ancestor veneration
paternal
Of or from father
clan · bloodline · kinship · genealogy · inheritance · succession · male line · family tree · forebears · progenitor
Y-chromosome
Male-determining genetic unit
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- genetic genealogyTracing lineage through inherited material
heredity · biological · paternity · genomic · ancestry testing · genetic lineage · anthropological · evolutionary · chromosomal · inherited traits
primogeniture
Eldest inherits all
- estateProperty and grounds
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- land rightsLegal claims to territory
succession · entail · birthright · patrimony · heirship · bequest · legacy · title · family name · surname
tribal
Of a clan
- casteInherited social division
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- totemicOf sacred emblems
Aboriginal · Maasai · Igbo · Pashtun · Mongolian · Viking · Scottish clan · ancestral village · ancestor veneration · patrilocal
patrilinearmatrilinear
Tracing descent through mothers
matrilineal · uterine · mother's side · bilateral · cognatic