Agnation
Definition
A form of civil or legal kinship based on exclusive male descent from a common ancestor; the totality of agnates within a family or gens. In ancient Roman society, agnation created strict religious and legal obligations, being clearly differentiated from cognation (maternal lineage).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Agnation
- Patrilineal lineage
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine common noun with regular singular and plural historical case declensions. |
| Formation | Adopted from the French noun 'agnation', originally rooted in Latin civil law terminology. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [æɡˈneɪʃn] |
| Source | Lexicon of Ancient Roman Kinship and Civil Status Laws |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dreptul arhaic punea un accent deosebit pe agnație, ignorând aproape complet legăturile de sânge din partea mamei.
EN: Archaic law placed a special emphasis on agnation, almost completely ignoring blood ties from the mother's side.
RO: Prin adopție, un tânăr putea intra în agnația noului său tată, dobândind toate drepturile succesorale.
EN: Through adoption, a young man could enter the agnation of his new father, acquiring all succession rights.
RO: Ruptura mecanică a acestei legături de agnație se producea prin emanciparea juridică a fiului.
EN: The mechanical breaking of this bond of agnation occurred through the legal emancipation of the son.
Idioms & Phrases
Legătură de agnație / Bond of agnation
RO: Raport juridic și religios obligatoriu care unea membrii unui gint sub autoritatea aceluiași pater familias.
EN: A mandatory legal and religious relationship uniting members of a gens under the authority of the same pater familias.
Agnație civilă / Civil agnation
RO: Rudenie recunoscută de legea cetății, stabilită prin naștere legitimă sau prin procedee juridice precum adopția.
EN: Kinship recognized by the law of the city, established through legitimate birth or legal procedures such as adoption.
Drept de agnație / Right of agnation
RO: Privilegiu legal care conferea exclusivitate bărbaților în gestionarea patrimoniului și cultului sacru al familiei.
EN: A legal privilege giving exclusivity to men in managing the patrimony and sacred cult of the family.
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