agnate
noun
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
agnatic
-
a word derived from
agnate.
Example Sentences
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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 Sir Henry Sumner Maine
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 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 R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
