What does "agnation" mean?

consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation

What is a synonym for "agnation"?

Common synonyms include: patrilineage, affiliation, alliance, ancestry, blood, brotherhood.

noun

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Noun

1
consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation countable, uncountable
"Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship"
2
line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family wordnet
3
The property of being agnate. countable, uncountable

"Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship"

Learned borrowing from Latin agnatio. Compare French agnation.