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agnate
[ ag-neyt ]
noun
- a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- any male relation on the father's side.
adjective
- related or akin through males or on the father's side.
- allied or akin.
agnate
/ ˈæɡneɪt; æɡˈnætɪk /
adjective
- related by descent from a common male ancestor
- related in any way; cognate
noun
- a male or female descendant by male links from a common male ancestor
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Derived Forms
- agˈnation, noun
- agnatic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ag·nat·ic [ag-, nat, -ik], ag·nati·cal adjective
- ag·nati·cal·ly adverb
- ag·na·tion [ag-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of agnate1
C16: from Latin agnātus born in addition, added by birth, from agnāsci, from ad- in addition + gnāsci to be born
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Example Sentences
If a man die intestate, having no natural heirs, his property shall pass to the nearest agnate.
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Failing an agnate, a member of the gens of the dead man is to inherit.
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(a) If a free person is abducted, the fine shall be divided equally between his agnate and cognate heirs and the treasury.
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The grand duchy, being hereditary only in the male line, passed to the nearest agnate, the duke of Nassau.
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A man may not marry the widow of his brother, or of an agnate.
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