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The group of agnatic kinsmen are mentioned in Early Law and Custom, pp.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

The most elementary of these groups is the maegth, the association of agnatic and cognatic relations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

The family of the ius civile is the agnatic family; the family of the ius gentium is the cognatic family.

From The Twelve Tables by Anonymous

I have repeatedly stated that the allod, though not inalienable, was commonly transferable with the greatest difficulty; and moreover, it descended exclusively to the agnatic kindred.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir