"patrilect" meaning in English

See patrilect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: patrilects [plural]
Etymology: patri- + -lect Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{confix|en|patri|lect}} patri- + -lect Head templates: {{en-noun}} patrilect (plural patrilects)
  1. (linguistics) The language or dialect spoken by the patriclan. Categories (topical): Linguistics

Inflected forms

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