patripotestal

[ pa-truh-poh-tes-tl, pey- ]
/ ˌpæ trə poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌpeɪ- /

adjective

Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.

Origin of patripotestal

1905–10; patri- + potestal

Words nearby patripotestal

patrimony, patriot, patriotic, patriotism, patriots' day, patripotestal, patristic, patristics, patrix, patroclinous, patrocliny

Example sentences from the Web for patripotestal

  • For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.

    Anthropology |Robert Marett

  • This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.

    Anthropology |Robert Marett