Word: patrilineality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
li
ne
a
li
ty
Definition: A patrilineal descent or kinship.
Morphemes:
Affix: patri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: father
Affix: lineal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: līnea
Language: la
Decoded: linea
Meaning: line
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"