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agnation
ag·nate A0144200 (ăg′nāt′)adj.1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.2. Coming from a common source; akin.n. A relative on the father's or male side only.
[Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ag·nat′ic (ăg-năt′ĭk) adj.ag·nat′i·cal·ly adv.ag·na′tion n.agnationrelationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.See also: RelationshipThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  agnation - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the familypatrilineageunilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family |
EncyclopediaSeeagnateAgnation
Related to Agnation: jingoist, Agnition, cognatioAGNATION, in descents. The relation by blood which exists between such malesas are descended from the same father; in distinction from cognation orconsanguinity, which includes the descendants from females. This term isprincipally used in the civil law. agnation
Related to agnation: jingoist, Agnition, cognatioSynonyms for agnationnoun line of descent traced through the paternal side of the familySynonymsRelated Words |