Complete Definition of "agnate"

English

Etymology
from Latin agnatus—paternal kinsman

Noun
agnate

  1. 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.

  1. any paternal male relative

Adjective
agnate

  1. related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family

Translations
Russian: единок�овн�й (jedinkróvnyj)

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