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Agnates, agnati, or adgnati

as distinguished from cognati, relations by the mother's. An agnate is related by generation; thus, my son, brother, paternal uncle, and their children, as also my daughter and sister, are agnated to me. See Smith's Dict. Of

patrilineage

The line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

Patriarch

The father and ruler of a family one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right usually applied to heads of families in ancient history especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those

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P

origin being Egyptian Etymologically P is most closely related to b f and v as hobble hopple father paternal recipient receive See B F and M

Forisfamiliate

off so as to exclude further claim of inheritance to emancipate as a with his own consent from paternal authority

Fatherly

Like a father in affection and care paternal tender protecting careful

Proamita

Proamita, a great paternal aunt, the sister of one's grandfather.

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