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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'patrilineage' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions patrilineage noun  A group of descendants related through a common male lineage. A group of male and female descendants of a male ancestor, each of whom is related to the common ancestor through male forebears. Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies ... http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/uganda/ug_glos.html 1979 "By 1770, the Xhosa branch of the Nguni-speakers were organised at three levels: patrilineages, consisting the descendants of a known common ancestor; patriclans, composed of a number of lineages, all claiming descent from a putative common ancestor; and chiefdoms which were political units, each occupying a certian area under a chief. The shaping of South African Society 1652 - 1820. Eds. Richard Elphic & Hermann Giliommee. Longman p. 294. Etymology:         Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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