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   agnate

   /ˈaɡneɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line: "the heir will be the nearest agnate"

   adjective

   • 1. descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. agnatic adjective
   • 2. agnation noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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