agnate
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/ˈæɡneɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.“A great grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.”
- Any paternal male relative.
adjective
- Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
- Allied; akin
- Having a similar semantic meaning.
Related words
Synonyms
agnaticpatrilinealpatrikinpaternalrelatedpatrilineal kinpatrilineal sibpatrisibenatebrother-in-lawagnationauncleavunculateaffinepaternal auntsibling-in-lawaffinityuncle