agnate

Plural: agnates

Noun

• A person descended from the same male ancestor.
• one related on the father's side
• A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
• Any paternal male relative.
• A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

Adjective Satellite

• related on the father's side

Adj

• Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
• allied; akin
• Having a similar semantic meaning.

Examples

• A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.
• The words ’sign’ and ’signal’ are agnate, sharing a common linguistic father.

Synonyms

agnatic, paternal, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib, patrilineal

Antonyms

enate

Related Words

AGNATIC

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