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agnations

agnations is the plural of agnation.

Meaning of agnation

Noun

agnation (countable and uncountable, plural agnations)

  1. consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
    • Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship1803, William Alexander Hunter, A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the Order of a Code
  2. The property of being agnate.

Questions about agnations

What is agnations the plural of?
Agnations is the plural of agnation.

Words near agnations in the dictionary

  1. agnaths
  2. agnatic
  3. agnatical
  4. agnatically
  5. agnation
  6. agnations
  7. agnatology
  8. Agne
  9. Agnean
  10. Agneans
  11. agnel

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