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Meaning of patrilineally in English:

patrilineally

Pronunciation /ˌpatrɪˈlɪnɪəli/

adverb

Anthropology Sociology

  • Through the male line; by patrilineal descent or kinship.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Robert Harry Lowie (1883–1957). From patrilineal + -ly.