patriline

Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”) +‎ linea (“line”). By surface analysis, patri- +‎ line.

patriline (plural patrilines)

1. A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.

   Synonym: fatherline

   Antonym: matriline

• Tiplerian, reptilian