Meaning of patrilineage | Babel Free

Definitions

Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“By 1770, the Xhosa branch of the Nguni-speakers were organised at three levels: patrilineages, consisting of the descendants of a known common ancestor; patriclans, composed of a number of lineages, all claiming descent from a putative common ancestor; and chiefdoms which were political units, each occupying a certain area under a chief.”

CEFR level