agnate
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ag·nate
(ăg'nāt') 
adj.
A relative on the father's or male side only.
agnatically ag·nat'i·cal·ly adv.
agnation ag·na'tion n.
adj.
- Related on or descended from the father's or male side.
- Coming from a common source; akin.
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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agnate
adjective
- Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin: akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, consanguineous, kindred, related. See kin.
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categories related to 'agnate'
- Kinship and Ancestry - agnate: paternal kinsman, esp. male relative on father’s side
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