patrilineal
/ˌpætrɪˈlɪnɪəl/adjective
- of, relating to, or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line父系的; 父子相传的：
in Polynesia inheritance of land was predominantly patrilineal.
在波利尼西亚, 土地的继承普遍都是父子相传。
词源
early 20th cent.: from Latin pater, patr- 'father' + LINEAL.