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PATRILINEAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

A multi-generational group of relatives who are related by patrilineal descent.

CONT

Patrilineages usually consist of a number of related nuclear families descended from the same man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Sociologie de la famille
CONT

L’ensemble de tous les individus de cette même lignée depuis l’ancêtre constitue le «patrilignage» ou le «matrilignage».

Spanish

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