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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship
Furthermore, for reasons that will by now be obvious, interhouse relations represent a paradigm for the politics of agnation at large: any competition for influence or position among patrilateral kin is, in essence, a rivalry between houses produced by a shared ancestor and reproduced across the generations, and particular units, whether or not they take the initiative in such processes, are ultimately drawn into their purview (see chap. 2).
Use agnation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Agnation means consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
Common synonyms include patrilineage.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Between an uncle and his sister's son, therefore, there is no agnation, but only kinship
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