adjective
- relating to or tracing descent through the male line only
Usage: legal; anthropological
Examples
- The agnatic succession system meant only male heirs could inherit the throne.
- In agnatic kinship systems, family lineage is traced exclusively through fathers.
- The law established agnatic inheritance rules for the royal family.
- Agnatic descent excludes relationships through female ancestors.
- The tribe followed agnatic principles when determining clan membership.
- Under agnatic succession, daughters were excluded from the line of inheritance.