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   agnate

   /ˈaɡneɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line: "the heir will be the nearest agnate"

   adjective

   • 1. descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line.

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun): from Latin agnatus, from ad- ‘to’ + gnatus, natus ‘born’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. agnatic adjective
   • 2. agnation noun

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   What is the origin of the word agnate?

   • The word agnate is a borrowing from Latin agnātus. The earliest known use of the word agnate is in the Middle English period (1150—1500), as evidenced by the Oxford English Dictionary from 1474.

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   What is the meaning of agnate?

   • A relative through male descent or on the father's side. 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. from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). One close agnate of K lineage was living in Ankara with an Ankara wife.

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   What does agnatus mean?

   • 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. [Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots .] ag·na′tion n.

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   What does agnatic mean?

   • From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic. agnatic (comparative more agnatic, superlative most agnatic)

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   Agnate means a relative or akin through males or on the father's side. Learn how to use this word in a sentence and its origin from Latin agnātus.

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   Agnate means related by descent from a common male ancestor or related in any way. It can be used as an adjective or a noun. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of agnate in British and American English.

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   Agnate means related by descent or origin on the father's or male side. It can also mean akin or allied. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of agnate.

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   Definitions of agnate. adjective. related on the father's side. synonyms: agnatic, paternal. related. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage. noun. one related on the father's side. synonyms: patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib.

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   Agnate can be a noun or an adjective and has four meanings related to kinship, plants, animals and plants. Learn how to pronounce, spell and cite this word from the OED entry.

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   Agnate means a relative on the father's or male side only, or related through male descent. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of agnate from YourDictionary.