Cognatic vs. Agnatic
Cognaticadjective
Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.
Agnaticadjective
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
Agnaticadjective
Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.
Agnaticadjective
related on the father's side;
