patrilineal

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And she’s currently working on a collection of small sculptures honoring her patrilineal ties to Puebla, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

This conclusion was reached after analysing twenty years of anthropological field data -- from contemporary non-warlike patrilineal groups, particularly from the scientists' own fieldwork carried out in Asia -- and modelling various socio-demographic scenarios.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Yet, such techniques can be shallow and are often patrilineal, meaning that the women of the past are more prone to be forgotten than their partners.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

According to Rwanda’s patrilineal customs, this made him a Hutu, but he considered himself a moderate in the ongoing power struggle between the groups.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

Living around what is now Adelaide in southern Australia were several patrilineal clans that reckoned descent from the father’s side.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari