agnate (redirected from agnatically)

ag·nate  (gnt)

adj.

1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.

2. Coming from a common source; akin.

n.

A relative on the father's or male side only.

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[Latin agntus, past participle of agnsc, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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ag·natic (g-ntk) adj.

ag·nati·cal·ly adv.

ag·nation n.

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agnate

a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj.

See also: Relationship

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	agnate - one related on the father's side patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	agnate - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" agnatic, paternal related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage