English Explanatory Dictionary

agnate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
  2. Any paternal male relative.
  3. A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
adj
  1. Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
  2. allied; akin
  3. Having a similar semantic meaning.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɡneɪt/ En-us-agnate.ogg

Word forms

agnate agnates more agnate most agnate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).

Synonyms

agnatic patrilineal

Antonyms

enate

Derived words

agnatic agnation
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