patriliny
(ˈpætrɪlɪnɪ)
[f. patri- + line n.2 + -y3.]
The observance of patrilineal descent and kinship.
| 1906 N. W. Thomas Kinship Organisations & Group Marriage Austral. ii. 21 It is unnecessary to go into the complicated question of the relation of brother-inheritance to matriliny and patriliny. 1949 M. Fortes Social Struct. 76 Patriliny is not legally recognized. 1957 Jrnl. R. Anthrop. Inst. Jan. 40 If it were the only rule determining the rights of descendants we should be inclined to describe Norwegian kinship as based strongly on patriliny and primogeniture. 1965 [see matriliny]. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia III. 484/3 Under a patriliny, a man (or woman) is linked to his (or her) sons and daughters, his sons' children, his sons' sons' children, and so on. |