agnatic
agnatic
adj.
related through the male side of the family (Anthropology)
Patrilineality
Patrilineality, also known as
the male line or
agnatic kinship, is a common
kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is traced through his or her father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, rights, names, or titles by persons related through male kin.
agnatic
Adjective
1. related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
(synonym) agnate, paternal
(similar) related
Agnatic
(a.)
Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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