Crossword clues for agnate
agnate
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agnate \Ag"nate\, a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate.]
Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor; as, agnate brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother; in ths sense it is a correlative of uterine.
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Allied; akin. ``Agnate words.''
--Pownall.Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former.
--Landor.
Agnate \Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family. 2 allied; akin 3 (label en linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning. n. 1 A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family. 2 Any paternal male relative.
WordNet
adj. related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnatic, paternal]
n. one related on the father's side [syn: patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib]
Usage examples of "agnate".
May I introduce Shastrix of the Agnate League, and Gennax of the Mountain Coalition.
Joran and Lilla served themselves first, to allay any suspicions that the food was drugged, but the Agnate still refused to eat or drink.
The Agnates had only to form a few prudent alliances and really make a push, and they would be able to take control.
The Agnates are prepared to do something about that, even if our War Leader has had his brain softened by these degenerates from the Confederation.
Pedrix, Yasoth and one Jussel Menda, representing the Merchant Guilds, together with the representatives of the Agnates and the Mountain Coalition stepped gingerly into the skim-wing.
Pedrix, Yasoth and one Jussel Menda, representing the Merchant Guilds, together with the representatives of the Agnates and the Mountain Coalition stepped gingerly into the skim-wing.