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Agnation

Agnation Meaning & Definition
Agnation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Agnation?

[n] line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

Synonyms | Synonyms for Agnation: patrilineage

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See Also | unilateral descent

Agnation In Webster's Dictionary

\Ag*na"tion\, n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.] 1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. --Bouvier.

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