Agnates
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Institutes of Roman Law
Kin related through males; under Roman civil law of the Twelve Tables, the nearest agnate is the primary heir of an intestate.
so that there are various degrees of agnation.
And in title by agnation there is no succession;
agnates who were entitled under the Twelve Tables;