agnatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /æɡˈnætɪk/
Etymology
From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic.
Meanings
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of the male bloodline; patrilineal
Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them. Full brothers are not often suspected although half-brothers may be accused of witchcraft and agnatic cousins and more distant members of a man's minimal lineage are not unusual suspects.
2013, John Middleton, E. H. Winter, Witchcraft and Sorcery in East Africa, page 203:agnatic primogeniture
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most agnatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more agnatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
ru агна́тный (of the male bloodline) · es agnático (of the male bloodline) · sv agnatisk (of the male bloodline) · pt agnático (of the male bloodline) · nl agnatisch (of the male bloodline) · fr agnatique (of the male bloodline) · ru агнати́ческий (of the male bloodline) · pl agnacyjny (of the male bloodline)