agnate

• Adjetivo pouco comum que significa ligado por parentesco consanguíneo ou descendente de um ancestral comum pela linha masculina; no direito, descreve o parentesco pela linha paterna.

An obsolete adjective meaning related by blood or descended from a common male ancestor; also used in law to describe paternal kinship.

1. Related on the father's sideC2formal

   Descended from the same male ancestor; related through the paternal line.

   Parente pelo lado paterno

   • In many cultures, agnate relatives inherit the family property.
   • The clan traced its lineage through agnate connections.
   • Agnate descent was historically important for royal succession.

   Sinônimosagnaticpaternalpatrilineal

   Antônimosenateuterine

• Parente pelo lado paterno ou pessoa ligada por parentesco em linha masculina; em sentido jurídico, parente por consanguinidade na linha masculina.

A noun referring to a relative on the father's side of the family, or a person related through male lineage.

1. Relative on the father's sideC2formal

   A person who is related to another through male ancestors or on the paternal side of the family.

   Parente pelo lado paterno

   • In ancient Rome, only agnates could inherit property.
   • He traced his lineage back through several agnates.
   • The family estate was passed down to the eldest agnate.

   Antônimosenate