AGNATE
/ˈæɡneɪt/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
A(1) G(2) N(1) A(1) T(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈæɡneɪt/
noun
- 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.”
- Any paternal male relative.
adjective
- Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
- Allied; akin
- Having a similar semantic meaning.
Source: Wiktionary
