relative vs patrilineal kin

patrilineal kin vs relative

relative and patrilineal kin both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but patrilineal kin is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
patrilineal kin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, patrilineal kin is a hyponym of relative; that is, patrilineal kin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relative:

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
patrilineal kin: one related on the father's side

Other hyponyms of relative include ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root, cousin-german, cousin, first cousin, full cousin, descendant, descendent, in-law, relative-in-law, blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib, family, kin, kinsperson, enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, agnate, patrikin, patrilineal sib, patrisib, kinsman, kinswoman, kissing cousin, kissing kin, next of kin, issue, offspring, progeny, second cousin, sib, sibling, better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse.

relative (noun)	patrilineal kin (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	one related on the father's side
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	patrilineal kin (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Difference between relative and patrilineal kin

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