patrilineal descent

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• Descent from antiquity — (DFA) is the project of establishing a well researched, generation by generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy. The idea is by no means new. Hellenistic… …   Wikipedia

• Descent of Elizabeth II from Cerdic — This table shows the descent of Elizabeth II from Egbert, traditionally regarded as first King of England, and before that from Cerdic, founder of the House of Wessex. Some of the links between Cerdic and Egbert are a little uncertain, and there… …   Wikipedia

• patrilineal — [pa΄trə lin′ē əl, pā′trəlin′ē əl] adj. [ PATRI + LINEAL] designating or of descent, kinship, or derivation through the father instead of the mother patrilineally adv …   English World dictionary

• descent — /di sent /, n. 1. the act, process, or fact of descending. 2. a downward inclination or slope. 3. a passage or stairway leading down. 4. derivation from an ancestor; lineage; extraction. 5. any passing from higher to lower in degree or state;… …   Universalium

• Descent from Genghis Khan — Genghis Khan portrait Descent from Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Алтан ураг, meaning Golden lineage or Tore) is traceable primarily in Central Asia. His four sons and other immediate descendants are famous by names and by deeds. Later Asian potentates …   Wikipedia

• patrilineal — Related to descent through the male line; inheritance of the Y chromosome is exclusively p.. [L. pater, father, + linea, line] * * * pat·ri·lin·eal .pa trə lin ē əl adj relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line… …   Medical dictionary

• patrilineal — A term used in kinship theory to denote the tracing of kinship through the male line. The term agnatic is also used. A patrilineal group is a descent group that traces its ancestry to a single male ancestor and acts as a corporate group for… …   Dictionary of sociology

• descent group — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… …   Dictionary of sociology

• descent groups — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… …   Dictionary of sociology

• patrilineal — adjective Date: 1904 relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line < a patrilineal society > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• patrilineal — adjective /patɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/ Pertaining to descent through male lines. The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy. Ant: matrilineal… …   Wiktionary