[ag.nate] n [L agnatus, fr. pp. of agnasci to be born in addition to, fr. ad- + nasci to be born--more at nation] (1534) 1: a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males
2: a paternal kinsman
[2]agnate adj (1782) 1: allied, akin
2: related through male descent or on the father's side -- ag.nat.ic adj