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Agnatic

Agnatic \Ag*nat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. agnatique.] Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. ``The agnatic succession.''
--Blackstone.

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agnatic

a. of the male bloodline; patrilineal

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agnatic

adj. related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnate, paternal]

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The primary unit within the tribe is the named agnatic lineage several generations deep to which each member belongs.