Agnati

AGNATI, in descents. Relations on the father's side: they are different fromthe cognati, they being relations on the mother's side, affines, who areallied by marriage, and the propinqui, or relations in general. 2 Bl. Com.235; Toull. Dr. Civ. Fr. tome 1, p. 139; Poth. Pand. Tom. 22, p. 27. CalviniLex.