Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stage of social evolution in which family and clan names descend in the male line from father to son: in distinction from the metronymic stage. See
metronymic , 2.
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Examples
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Most Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name.
unknown title 2009
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Most Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name.
unknown title 2009
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Most Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name.
unknown title 2009
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Most Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name.
unknown title 2009
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