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Agnation
UK
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
US
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
Translation of "agnation" into Russian
agnation
Noun
UK
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
US
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
agnation
agnations pl
The concept of agnation was important in Roman law.
Концепция агнации была важна в римском праве.
Definitions
agnation
Noun
UK
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
US
/æɡˈneɪʃən/
A kinship system in which lineage is traced through the male line.
In many traditional societies, agnation determines inheritance rights and family responsibilities.
The state of being related through male descent.
The family reunion was a celebration of their shared agnation, tracing their roots back several generations.
(linguistics) A relationship of semantic similarity between clauses or other linguistic units within a system of meaning.
In systemic functional linguistics, clauses may be grouped into networks of agnation according to their meanings.