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Record 1 2005-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
OBS

Determining the transmission of name, property, or authority through males.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
OBS

Règle qui décide que tout individu recevra [...] de son père les principaux éléments de son statut et [...] qu'il appartiendra au même groupe de filiation [...] que son père et le père de son père.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Antropología
OBS

La transmisión del estatus se hace a través de los varones.

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