agnatic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das die Abstammung oder Verwandtschaft in der männlichen Linie betrifft, insbesondere über den Vater oder die Vorfahren väterlicherseits.

An obsolete adjective relating to descent or kinship through the male line, specifically through the father or paternal ancestors.

1. Paternal lineageC2formal

   Relating to or descended through the male line, especially in terms of kinship or inheritance.

   Agnatisch

   • The inheritance was passed down through the agnatic line.
   • Agnatic succession is common in many monarchies.
   • The family traced its agnatic ancestry back several centuries.

   Synonymeagnatepaternalpatrilineal

   Antonymeenaticmaternaluterine