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Definitions for agnation
-ˈneɪ ʃənag·na·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
patrilineage, agnationnoun
line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Agnationnoun
Descent from the same father, in a direct male line, distinct from cognation, or consanguinity, which includes descendants from females.
Etymology: from agnatus, Lat.
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agnation
Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, rights, names, or titles by persons related through male kin. This is sometimes distinguished from cognate kinship, through the mother's lineage, also called the spindle side or the distaff side. A patriline ("father line") is a person's father, and additional ancestors, as traced only through males. Traditionally and historically people would identify the person's ethnicity with the father's heritage and ignore the maternal ancestry in the ethnic factor.
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Agnation is a term used in anthropology, sociology, and law to denote kinship through the male or paternal line, including relatives who are related to each other through males. It is typically associated with social systems that trace descent and inheritance through the male lineage.
Webster Dictionary
Agnationnoun
consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
Etymology: [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agnation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agnation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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