AGNATION

patrilineage, agnation

(noun) line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agnation (countable and uncountable, plural agnations)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ag*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]

1. (Civil Law)

Definition: Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

20 March 2025

LICENTIOUSLY

(adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner; “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon