agnate

(ăg'nāt')
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.

[Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nāscī, to be born.]

agnatic ag·nat'ic (ăg-năt'ĭk) adj.
agnatically ag·nat'i·cal·ly adv.
agnation ag·na'tion n.

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adjective

Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin: akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, consanguineous, kindred, related. See kin.

For a list of words related to agnate, see:

• Kinship and Ancestry - agnate: paternal kinsman, esp. male relative on father’s side

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