Usually means: Inheritance of traits from father.
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  1. patrocliny: Collins English Dictionary
  2. patrocliny: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. patrocliny: Dictionary.com
  4. patrocliny: Wiktionary

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  1. patrocliny: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  The quality of being patroclinous.

Similar:
patrimoniality, patricianness, matrocliny, patricentricity, paternality, patness, paternalness, patriarchalism, pastorality, priestliness, more...

Opposite:
matrilineality, matrilocality, matrifocality

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Similar:
patrimoniality, patricianness, matrocliny, patricentricity, paternality, patness, paternalness, patriarchalism, pastorality, priestliness, more...

Opposite:
matrilineality, matrilocality, matrifocality



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