noun. 1. a culture wherein descent and inheritance is patrilineal, that being, followed via just the male. 2. more loosely, a family, set of people, or culture directed and overseen by only males.
noun. 1. a culture wherein descent and inheritance is patrilineal, that being, followed via just the male. 2. more loosely, a family, set of people, or culture directed and overseen by only males.