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agnate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib |
| Type of | relation, relative |
| Derivation | agnatic |
Examples of agnate
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Skandagupta died in 467 and was succeeded by his agnate brother Purugupta.
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An agnate is a kinsman with whom one has a common ancestor by descent in unbroken male line.
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Basically, what this means is that an agnate is a man or a woman related by patrilineal descent.
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In law, the term consanguine is used in place of agnate.
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Also, in Germany in many ducal families every agnate would bear the ducal title of the family as a courtesy title.
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Rather, the female who is nearest in kinship to the last male monarch of the family inherits, even if another female agnate of the dynasty is senior by primogeniture.
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- One related on the father's side
- (agnation) patrilineage: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family
- Patrilineality (or agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well.
- (Agnates) The same as adgnati. (72)
- (agnates) relatives through the male line, descended from a common male ancestor without any artificial break in the line of relationship (such as emancipation). Persons of either sex may be agnates, but the line could only be transmitted through males. ...
- Descended from a paternal line. [pp. 91, 151, 152, 729]
- One person is said to be an "agnate" of another if the two are related by blood or adoption wholly through males. [Hindu Succession Act, 1956]
