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Record 1 2005-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
OBS

A relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males. Any paternal kinsman. WEBIN p. 42.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
OBS

Descendant par les mâles d'un même ancêtre. Nom des parents unis par les liens de l'agnation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Antropología
DEF

Pariente por consanguinidad respecto de otro, cuando ambos descienden de un tronco común de varón en varón.

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