agnation


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ag·nate

(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.
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agnation

relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.
See also: Relationship
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Noun 1. [画像:agnation - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family]agnation - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
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