Agnates: paternal-line kinship governs descent and identifies male-line cognates under traditional legal terminology; definition emphasized. Agnates denotes kinship traced exclusively through the male line and pertains to relations on the father's side for purposes of descent; the Roman-law ... Summary
Agnates: paternal-line kinship governs descent and identifies male-line cognates under traditional legal terminology; definition emphasized.
Agnates denotes kinship traced exclusively through the male line and pertains to relations on the father's side for purposes of descent; the Roman-law term agnati likewise encompasses cognates connected exclusively through males.
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