agnate

ag·nate (

)

adj.

1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.

2. Coming from a common source; akin.

A relative on the father's or male side only.

[Latin agntus, past participle of agnsc, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

ag·natic (

g-n

k) adj.

ag·nati·cal·ly adv.

ag·nation n.

agnate [ˈægneɪt]

adj

1. (Law) related by descent from a common male ancestor

2. related in any way; cognate

(Law) a male or female descendant by male links from a common male ancestor

[from Latin agnātus born in addition, added by birth, from agnāsci, from ad- in addition + gnāsci to be born]

agnatic [ægˈnætɪk] adj

agnation n

agnate

a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj.

See also: Relationship

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Noun	1.	agnate - one related on the father's side patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	agnate - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" agnatic, paternal related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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The introduction on the Autonomy of Middle Eastern law and the first chapter on its formation establish the specificity of this law: collective responsibility, commenda (joint venture) contracts, polygamy and divorce, and agnate inheritance, for example, are not only Islamic but are found in Hammurabi as well as in the Syro-Roman Code of the 5th century.

Islamic and/or Middle Eastern law? by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)

While guidance your viewers to slaughter - site locations may seem agnate a beggared plot, proper kick of these outgoing links burden play an standout role network the likely big hit of your website.

Use Outbound Links to Get Maximum Results by Rifqi Munfaridon / Advertising, marketing, public relations community

50) Only if there are no sharers, or agnates, does the estate go to the "distant kindred.

Islamic "purse strings": the key to the amelioration of women's legal ... by Western, David J. / Air Force Law Review

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