Word of the Day: Patrilineal

Can you pronounce patrilineal?

Monday, January 8, 2024

Patrilineal adjective 1. Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line. "All of my patrilineal relatives live in Italy." "I can trace my patrilineal line back 10 generations." "All of the first-born sons on the patrilineal side are named Matthew." Ads help keep Word Daily free. Latin, early 20th century This fatherly adjective means "anything based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line." While it seems like a distinguished, old-fashioned term, it's a fairly new word. ... Thank you for supporting our advertisers. Do you remember these words?

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