Home › Words › P › patrilinealismpatrilinealismpatrilinealism · noun — the patrilineal system.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom patrilineal + -ism.nounThe patrilineal system.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.matrilinealism 83% match — The matrilineal system. vs patrilinealism →patrilineality 82% match — The condition of being patrilineal. vs patrilinealism →patrilinearity 81% match — The condition of being patrilinear vs patrilinealism →patrilineage 75% match — Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage. vs patrilinealism →patriline 75% match — A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers. vs patrilinealism →patrilineally 74% match — In patrilineal fashion. vs patrilinealism →patriarchy 67% match — A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line. vs patrilinealism →matrilineality 66% match — The condition of being matrilineal vs patrilinealism →