English Explanatory Dictionary

agnation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
  2. The property of being agnate.

Word forms

agnation agnations

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agnatio. Compare French agnation.

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