agnate

/ag-neyt/US // ˈæg neɪt //UK // (ˈæɡneɪt) //

相似的,相近的,相近的人,相似

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- : any male relation on the father's side.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : related or akin through males or on the father's side.
- : allied or akin.

adj.kindred

Synonyms

If a man die intestate, having no natural heirs, his property shall pass to the nearest agnate.
Failing an agnate, a member of the gens of the dead man is to inherit.
(a) If a free person is abducted, the fine shall be divided equally between his agnate and cognate heirs and the treasury.
The grand duchy, being hereditary only in the male line, passed to the nearest agnate, the duke of Nassau.
A man may not marry the widow of his brother, or of an agnate.