And whether or not our distant male ancestors often participated in actual "war," they probably fought other males and sometimes killed them.

Susan notices in the house that there are paintings up of male ancestors but none of the wives.

Eilonwy says little about her male ancestors, other than reporting them all as war leaders.

If you and I met one of our male ancestors right now, for instance, we couldn't bud together.

Tracing male ancestors may be impossible if the conception is due to rape or sexual activity outside of a marriage.

In Samoan custom relationship may be claimed through female as well as male ancestors.

Maybe when he was a baby he hadn't looked so much like his immediate male ancestor.

What can you expect from a family with a male ancestor who dressed up as a woman to escape the Titanic?

A patriline is essentially a father's line, which traces the descent from a male ancestor to an individual.

All surviving northern elephant seals share the same male ancestor.