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Definition of Agnatic
1. Adjective. Related on the father's side. "A paternal aunt"
Definition of Agnatic
1. a. Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.
Definition of Agnatic
1. Adjective. of the male line; patrilineal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agnatic
1. agnate [adj] - See also: agnate
Medical Definition of Agnatic
1. Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The agnatic succession." Origin: Cf. F. Agnatique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agnatic
Literary usage of Agnatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Selections from the Public and Private Law of the Romans by James Johnson Robinson (1905)
"agnatic Family : agnati are all 1. Mulier familiae suae et caput of those who
are under the same et finis est : this maxim means that patria potestas, ..."
2. A History of French Private Law by Jean Brissaud (1912)
"agnatic Relationship. § 20. Adultery. § 22. Systems of Succession. § 23.
Ancestor Worship. § 24. Family Communities. § 25. Dissolution of Family Communities ..."
3. Ancient Society: Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery by Lewis Henry Morgan (1907)
"DISTRIBUTED AMONG agnatic KINDRED.—IMPROVED CHARACTER OP MAN. ... agnatic INHERITANCE
PROBABLE. It remains to consider the growth of property in the several ..."
4. The Science of Jurisprudence: A Treatise in which the Growth of Positive Law by Hannis Taylor (1908)
"It is difficult to grasp the principles by which Roman law agnatic prevented the
dissolution of the family as a corporation upon the death of the ..."
5. The Zemindary Settlement of Bengal by R. H. Hollingbery (1879)
"THE FAMILY— I.—agnatic AND COGNATIC RELATIONSHIPS. (a). ... agnatic relationship
is something very different: it excludes a number of persons whom we, ..."
6. The Aryan Household: Its Structure and Its Development : an Introduction to by William Edward Hearn (1891)
"... of family dependency, kinship is entirely agnatic; and I am informed that, in
Hindu genealogies, the names of women are generally omitted altogether. ..."
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