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agnation

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ag·nate  (gnt)
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 agntus, past participle of agnsc, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
ag·natic (g-ntk) adj.
ag·nati·cal·ly adv.
ag·nation n.
agnation
relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.
See also: Relationship
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Noun1.agnation - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the familyagnation - line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
patrilineage
unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
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If a man creates a family endowment for his son and the latter's lineal descendants, the principle of agnation therefore will exclude progressively from the resulting lineal descent group both female and male cognatic descendants of the founder.
The Islamic family endowment (waqf) by Powers, David S. / Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
 
 
 
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