agnatic
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The agnatic line of inheritance was clearly documented in the family records.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Related through male descent or on the father's side: Describes a familial connection traced exclusively through the male line, from father to son.
- Paternal: Pertaining to or characteristic of a father or fathers; related through one's father.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- His agnatic lineage could be traced back for ten generations. (His family line traced through fathers extended back ten generations.)
- In some cultures, property and titles are passed down through agnatic succession. (In some cultures, inheritance follows the male line.)
- She visited her agnatic relatives, including her paternal grandfather and uncles. (She visited her relatives on her father's side.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Anthropological Context: Used in legal, historical, and anthropological discussions to describe systems of kinship, inheritance, or descent that prioritize the male line.
- The ancient kingdom followed a strict agnatic principle for royal succession.
- Contrast with "Cognatic": Often contrasted with "cognatic" (relating to descent from both parents) or "uterine" (relating to the mother's side).
- Unlike the agnatic tradition, the new law recognized cognatic descent.
Variants and Related Words
- Agnate (noun): A relative on the father's side; a person descended from the same male ancestor.
- He discovered he had many agnates living in another country.
- Agnation (noun): Descent through the male line; the principle of such descent.
- The study focused on the rules of agnation in tribal societies.
Synonyms
- Paternal: Of or relating to a father.
- Patrilineal: Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.
Antonyms
- Cognatic: Relating to descent from both parents.
- Uterine: Related on the mother's side.
- Matrilineal: Relating to or based on relationship to the mother or descent through the female line.
The agnatic line of inheritance was clearly documented in the family records.
Adjective
- related on the father's side
- a paternal aunt