agnatic

ag·nate

A0144200 (ăg′nāt′)adj.1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.2. Coming from a common source; akin.n. A relative on the father's or male side only.

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[Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ag·nat′ic (ăg-năt′ĭk) adj.ag·nat′i·cal·ly adv.ag·na′tion n.

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Adj.

1.

agnatic - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"agnate, paternalrelated - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage