Agnate

noun

/ˈæɡneɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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."

2.nounAny paternal male relative.

3.adjectiveRelated to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.

4.adjectiveAllied; akin

5.adjectiveHaving a similar semantic meaning.

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