agnate

Definitions


[ˈaɡneɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line
(e.g: the heir will be the nearest agnate)


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


[ˈaɡneɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line


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




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