tracing descent through the male line; as, a patrilineal society.

Patrilineal means heredity passes through the male line. This was the case in many occupations, official positions, and administrative roles in ancient Egypt. Marriage was considered extremely important because the family's name or bloodline traveled through the female side. This is why many pharaohs married their sisters or daughters to establish a female royal bloodline.

tracing descent through the father's family line.

a method of tracing and organizing families through the father's line

the system whereby one's descent is traced through the male line.

tracing one’s direct line of descent through the father.

based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society"

related by tracing common descent exclusively through males from a founding male ancestor.

family lineage (and sometimes inheritance) followed unilaterally through the father and the male line of the family.

Descent is traced and property inherited through the male line.

adj. Based on the relationship to the father or the descent through the male line.