agnates 

  1. 名詞
agnate複數: 父系親屬, 父系親戚
男系親屬, 男系親戚
同族親屬, 同族親戚

    
                        
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                                In the feudal era, the agnates of the king held no special status.                            
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                                The French royal family recently had lost many legitimate agnates to diseases.                            
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                                Distant agnates can increase their bond and become close agnates via intermarriage.                            
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                                For example , Yongle ordered the extermination of "ten agnates " for criticizing his leadership.                            
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                                Her agnates therefore cannot release her from control upon marriage due to the risk to their honor.                            
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