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Meanings of agnation in English

Line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family.

Usage of agnation in English
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When will the laws of heredity, and the by-laws of agnation result in an altruism, where human bloodshed is an unknown horror?
At the Mercy of Tiberius
2
8 The degrees of agnation are also reckoned in the same manner;
The Institutes of Justinian
3
Agnation was founded on the idea of the family held together by the patria potestas; cognatio involves simply the modern idea of kindred.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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3 Loss of status of any kind ordinarily extinguishes rights by agnation, for agnation is a title of civil law.
The Institutes of Justinian
Agnation through the time