patriclan
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patriclan (plural patriclans)
- (anthropology) A clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.
- 1991, Philip Baldi, Patterns of Change - Change of Patterns, →ISBN:
- Patrilect is a marker of patriclan membership and thus a symbol of identity.
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Source: Anthromorphemics. [1]