According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," the term patrilineage refers to

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McCurdy defines patrilineage as a group of closely related men who are all descended from a known ancestor through the male line. This is distinct from a matrilineage, which is a group of closely related women who are all descended from a known ancestor through the female line. Option A and B are incorrect as they refer to patriclan, which is a smaller kinship unit within a patrilineage.