One of the few that can descend in the female line.

The succession has continued in the female line of that family ever since.

The farm has been in the same family for five generations, sometimes passing down the female line.

When it split, the family property was separated along the female lines.

The royal blood was once again preserved through the female line.

The female line often involves name changes brought about by marriage.

Descent, inheritance, and much more comes through the female line in my people.

I did not at first understand that the effect is limited to the female line.

His other three heirs were all in the female line.

Traditionally land, money, and titles passed through the female line.