Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Agnate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agnate \Ag"nate\, a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in
addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf.
{Adnate}.]
1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from
the same male ancestor.
2. Allied; akin. ``Agnate words.'' --Pownall.
Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but
congenial and agnate with the former. --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agnate \Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law)
A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively
through males.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
agnate
adj : related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: {agnatic},
{paternal(p)}]
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {patrikin}, {patrilineal
kin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal sib}]
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