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agnate (AG-nayt) - n., a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males, a a paternal kinsman. adj., related on or descended from the father's or male side; (ling.) having a similar semantic meaning.
Contrast cognate, where the relationship or descent is traced generically through male and female relatives. Adopted around 1530 from Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to be born to, from ad-, toward + nāscī, to be born.
---L.
Contrast cognate, where the relationship or descent is traced generically through male and female relatives. Adopted around 1530 from Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to be born to, from ad-, toward + nāscī, to be born.
---L.
