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   agnate

   /ˈaɡneɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line: "the heir will be the nearest agnate"

   adjective

   • 1. descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line.

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun): from Latin agnatus, from ad- ‘to’ + gnatus, natus ‘born’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. agnatic adjective
   • 2. agnation noun

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   What does agnate mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of AGNATE is a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males.

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   What does agnatus mean?

   • 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·na′tion n.

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   What does agnatic mean?

   • From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic. agnatic (comparative more agnatic, superlative most agnatic)

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   What is the origin of the word 'agnate'?

   • adnate is an adjective in biology that means joined or united with a part or organ of a different kind. [Latin adnātus, variant of agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to grow upon; see agnate .]

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   Is a great grandfather an agnate?

   • A great grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father. Any paternal male relative. from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). One close agnate of K lineage was living in Ankara with an Ankara wife. There were tribes where the basis of kinship was agnate, but these were the exceptions.

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   What happens if you fail an agnate?

   • Failing an agnate, a member of the gens of the dead man is to inherit. (a) If a free person is abducted, the fine shall be divided equally between his agnate and cognate heirs and the treasury. The grand duchy, being hereditary only in the male line, passed to the nearest agnate, the duke of Nassau.

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   Agnate means a relative or akin through males or on the father's side. Learn how to use this word in a sentence and its origin from Latin agnātus.

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   Agnate means related by descent or origin on the father's or male side. It can also mean akin or allied. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of agnate.

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   Agnate means a relative on the father's or male side only, or related through male descent. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of agnate from YourDictionary.

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   Agnate means related by descent from a common male ancestor or related in any way. It can be used as an adjective or a noun. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of agnate in British and American English.

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