/
ˈagneɪt/
n.
a person descended from the same male ancestor as another, especially through the male line.
adj.
descended from the same male ancestor. Compare with
cognate (in sense
2).
Derivative
- agnatic
/-ˈnatɪk/
adj. - agnation n.
Etymology
C15: from L. agnatus, from ad- ‘to’ + gnatus, natus ‘born’.
