English Dictionary

agnate

/ˈæɡneɪt/

noun

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family. / Any paternal male relative. / (linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

He is my agnate.

意味（1）

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.

A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.

意味（2）

Any paternal male relative.

意味（3）

(linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.