What does "agnate" mean?

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.

What is a synonym for "agnate"?

Common synonyms include: affiliated, affinal, affinitive, agnatic, agnatic, akin.

/ˈæɡneɪt/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
"A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father."
2
one related on the father's side wordnet
3
Any paternal male relative.
4
A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

Adjective

1
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
2
allied; akin
"Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate […] with the former."
3
Having a similar semantic meaning.
"[...] we can talk about a swim, a drink, a look, even though swim, drink and look can also show up as verbs in agnate clauses."

Adjective

"A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father."

Learned borrowing from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”).