agnate[adjective]Synonyms: related, affiliated, akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, incident, kindred, like, alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, parallel, similar, undifferentiated, uniform
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agnate noun & adjective. ['agneɪt] L15.[Latin
agnatus, from
ad AG- +
(g)natus born.]
A.
noun. A descendant, esp. by male links, from the same male ancestor.
L15.B.
adjective. Descended from the same male ancestor, esp. by male links; of the same clan or nation;
fig. akin.
E17. ■ agnatic
[ǝg'natɪk] adjective pertaining to agnates; related on the father's side:
M18. ■ ag'nation noun descent from a common male ancestor, esp. through male links only; kinship by descent:
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