agnatechiefly Law['agneɪt]
nouna person descended from the same male ancestor as another, especially through the male line.
adjectivedescended from the same male ancestor. Compare with cognate (in sense 2).
Derivatives
agnatic-'natɪkadjective
agnationnoun
Origin
C15: from L.agnatus, fromad-'to' +gnatus,natus'born'.