Agnatic

//æɡˈnætɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of the male bloodline; patrilineal

    "agnatic primogeniture"

Adjective
  1. 1
    related on the father's side wordnet

Synonyms

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agnatepaternalrelated

Example

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"Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them. Full brothers are not often suspected although half-brothers may be accused of witchcraft and agnatic cousins and more distant members of a man's minimal lineage are not unusual suspects."

Etymology

From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic.

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