patripotestal
/pa-truh-poh-tes-tl, pey-/US // ˌpæ trə poʊˈtɛs tl, ˌpeɪ- //
髌骨,髌骨的位置,髌腱
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
Examples
For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
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