Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship
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Agnation
Synonyms for "agnation" (22 found)
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French
1 entries- agnation noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
Occitan
1 entries- agnacion noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
Polish
2 entries- agnacja noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
- agnatyzm noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
Portuguese
1 entries- agnação noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
Romanian
1 entries- agnațiune noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
Spanish
1 entries- agnación noun (consanguinity by a line of males)
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Furthermore, for reasons that will by now be obvious, interhouse relations represent a paradigm for the politics of agnation at large: any competition for influence or position among patrilateral kin is, in essence, a rivalry between houses produced by a shared ancestor and reproduced across the generations, and particular units, whether or not they take the initiative in such processes, are ultimately drawn into their purview (see chap. 2).
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