agnate

agnate Definition

ag·nate (ag′nāt′)

noun

a relative through male descent or on the father's side

Etymology: L agnatus < pp. of agnasci, to be born in addition to < ad-, to + nasci, to be born: see genus

adjective

agnate Related Forms

ag·nat′ic (ag nat′ik) adjective ag·na′·tion (-nā′s̸hən) noun

agnate Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

close: One close agnate of K lineage was living in Ankara with an Ankara wife.
own: They none of them showed interest in each other, beyond their own immediate agnates.

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