Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pat·ri·lin·eal
\\ˌpa-trə-ˈli-nē-əl\\ adjective DATE 1904
: relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line
a patrilineal society Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
patrilinealpatri·lin·eal /
7pAtri5liniEl /
adjective (
formal)used to describe the relationship between father and child that continues in a family with each generation, or sth that is based on this relationship
父子相传的；父系的:
In that society, inheritance of land is patrilineal (= the children get the land that their father owned). 在那个社会,土地世袭是父传子的。⇨ compare
matrilineal
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pat·ri·lineal
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: patr- + lineal
: tracing descent through the father and his ancestry : organized on the basis of male descent and inheritance
< a patrilineal society >
— contrasted with matrilineal