Patrilineal
"Patrilineal" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Around 20% of Spaniards today have direct patrilineal descent from Sephardic Jews.
Judaism changed from patrilineal to matrilineal on account of widespread rape of Jewish women.
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.