Patrilineal

Patrilineal is a system of tracing decent through males only. In patrilineal societies the father is the figurehead of the family. An example of patrilineal society is the ancient Hebrew society where the father controls the family and decent is traced though fathers. In most patrilineal societies some degree of sexism or male supiriority exists.

Written By Hank Rudolph Edited by: Stephen Puckette Sept 4 08