男だん系けい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

male lineage; patrilineal

Refers to descent or succession through the male line. Often used in legal, historical, or genealogical contexts.

• この家か系けいは男だん系けいで続つづいてきた。

  This family line has continued through the male line.

• 男だん系けいの子し孫そんのみが王おう位いを継けい承しょうできる。

  Only male-line descendants can succeed to the throne.