About The Word Agnate
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Agnate
Agnate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Agnate?
[n] one related on the father's side
[adj] related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" Synonyms | Synonyms for Agnate: agnatic | paternal(p) | patrikin | patrilineal kin | patrilineal sib | patrisib | related Related Terms | Find terms related to Agnate: affiliated | affinal | affinitive | akin | alike | allied | analogous | avuncular | closely related | cognate | collateral | comparable | congeneric | congenerous | congenial | connate | connatural | connected | consanguine | consanguinean | consanguineous | conspecific | correlative | corresponding | distantly related | enate | foster | genetically related | german | germane | incident | kindred | matrilateral | matrilineal | matroclinous | novercal | of common source | of the blood | parallel | patrilateral | patrilineal | patroclinous | related | related by blood | sib | sibling | similar | undifferentiated | uniform | uterine See Also | relation | relative Agnate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males. |
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