English-Thai Dictionary
agnate
N ญาติ ฝ่าย พ่อ yad-fai-pho
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
AGNATE
a.[L. agnatus.] Related or akin by the father's side.
AGNATE
n.[L. agnatus, adnascor, of ad and nascor, to be born. See Nature. ] Any male relation by the father's side.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AGNATE
Ag "nate, a. Etym: [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci ) to be born. Cf. Adnate. ]
1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.
2. Allied; akin. "Agnate words. " Pownall. Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.
AGNATE
Ag "nate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. agnat. ] (Civil Law )
Defn: A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
New American Oxford Dictionary
agnate
ag nate |ˈagˌnāt ˈæɡneɪt |chiefly Law ▶noun a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, esp. through the male line. ▶adjective descended from the same male ancestor as a specified or implied subject, esp. through the male line. Compare with cognate ( sense 2 of the adjective ). DERIVATIVES ag nat ic |agˈnatik |adjective, ag na tion |agˈnāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a noun ): from Latin agnatus, from ad- ‘to ’ + gnatus, natus ‘born. ’
Oxford Dictionary
agnate
agnate |ˈagneɪt |chiefly Law ▶noun a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line. ▶adjective descended from the same male ancestor. Compare with cognate ( sense 2 of the adjective ). DERIVATIVES agnatic |-ˈnatɪk |adjective, agnation |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a noun ): from Latin agnatus, from ad- ‘to ’ + gnatus, natus ‘born ’.
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