AGNATION

AGNA'TION, noun Relation by the father's side only, or descent in the male line, distinct from cognation, which includes descent in the male and female lines.

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agnation. Agnation, n. kindred by the father's side

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Ag‐na″tion (�), n. [[L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]] 1. 1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. Bouvier.