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agnatic

/æɡˈnætɪk/

agnatic adjective: of the male bloodline; patrilineal.

Adjective

agnatic (comparative more agnatic, superlative most agnatic)

  1. of the male bloodline; patrilineal
    • agnatic primogeniture
    • Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them. Full brothers are not often suspected although half-brothers may be accused of witchcraft and agnatic cousins and more distant members of a man's minimal lineage are not unusual suspects.2013, John Middleton, E. H. Winter, Witchcraft and Sorcery in East Africa, page 203

Forms of agnatic

comparativemore agnatic
superlativemost agnatic

Origin of agnatic

From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic.

Words formed from agnatic

Questions about agnatic

What does agnatic mean?
Agnatic means of the male bloodline; patrilineal.
What part of speech is agnatic?
Agnatic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce agnatic?
Agnatic is pronounced /æɡˈnætɪk/.

Words near agnatic in the dictionary

  1. agnathism
  2. agnathostome
  3. agnathostomes
  4. agnathous
  5. agnaths
  6. agnatic
  7. agnatical
  8. agnatically
  9. agnation
  10. agnations
  11. agnatology

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