Agnation

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  • n. consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Relation by the father's side only; descent from a common male ancestor and in the male line: distinct from cognation, which includes descent in both the male and the female lines.
  • n. Alliance or relationship generally; descent from a common source.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
    • Antonym
    cognation   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    unilateral descent   
     
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