agnatic

Speech parts

1. agnatic - Adjective

2. agnatic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

paternal agnate daddy related maternal paternity parental cognate agnation fatherly paternalistic based on the father on one's father's side male lines agnatic collateral
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Antonyms

maternal motherly unrelated

Related terms

agnate

Phrases with the word

agnatic primogeniture agnatic relationship agnatic relative agnatic succession agnatic collateral agnatic cousin

Anagrams

cantiga

Examples

a paternal aunt Source: Internet

Genetic genealogy main The fact that human Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) is paternally inherited enables patrilines, and agnatic kinships, of men to be traced through genetic analysis. Source: Internet

Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side, citation 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. Source: Internet

The small number of agnatic descendants of the kings of France, compared with a theoretical number, is explained by the frequent marriages between Capetian cousins between the 12th and 20th centuries. Source: Internet

Letters patent explicitly create a dignity and specify its course of inheritance (usually agnatic succession, like the Salic Law ). Source: Internet

The Mundari society is organised into agnatic exogamous lineages. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

agnathism agnathostome agnathous agnatic collateral agnatic cousin agnatic descent