What does "agnate" mean?
Agnate: Allied; akin. "Agnate words." Pownall. Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.
Additional senses
- 2.A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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