Agnates

Agnates

Scottish Law: Agnates in the Past

By the Scotch law, agnates are all those who ar related by the father, even though females intervene; cognates are those who are related by the mother. Ersk. L. Scot. B. 1, t. 7, s. 4. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

  1. Partialy, this information about agnates is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including agnates.

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