agnate

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: patrikinpatrilineal kinpatrisibpatrilineal sibagnaticpaternal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. one related on the father's sideSynonyms: patrikinpatrilineal kinpatrisibpatrilineal sib

Adjective (1)

  1. related on the father's side“a paternal aunt”Synonyms: agnaticpaternal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Agnate \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; as, agnate brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother; in ths sense it is a correlative of uterine. [1913 Webster]

2.Allied; akin. "Agnate words." --Pownall. [1913 Webster]

Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former.— Landor.[1913 Webster]
Agnate \Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males. [1913 Webster]
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