Found 2 items, similar to Agnation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: agnation agnation n : line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family [syn: patrilineage]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Agnation Agnation \Ag*na"tion\, n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.] 1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]