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ag⋅nate

  [ag-neyt]
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–noun
1. a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
2. any male relation on the father's side.
–adjective
3. related or akin through males or on the father's side.
4. allied or akin.
Origin:
1525–35; < L agnātus paternal kinsman, var. of ad(g)nātus born to (ptp. of adgnāscī), equiv. to ad- ad- + -gnā be born + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ag⋅nat⋅ic  [ag-nat-ik] , ag⋅nat⋅i⋅cal, adjective
ag⋅nat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ag⋅na⋅tion  [ag-ney-shuhn] , noun
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ag·nate   (āg'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; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ag·nat'ic (āg-nāt'ĭk) adj., ag·nat'i·cal·ly adv., ag·na'tion n.
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