agnation
agnation · agnations
Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognationConsanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
(countable, uncountable)The property of being agnate.
More definitions
- line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin agnatio. Compare French agnation.Learned borrowing from Latin agnatio. Compare French agnation.
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Forms
plural: agnationsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family:patrilineage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable