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Agnation
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
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.
noun.
Alliance or relationship generally; descent from a common source.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
noun.consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
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noun.
line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
Word Usage
"The agnates, who were an important class of kinsmen, in the early Roman law were cognates connected through males either by blood relationship or by the artificial tie of agnation."