Agnatic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agnatic \Ag*nat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. agnatique.]
     Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The
     agnatic succession." --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  agnatic
       adj : related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: {agnate},
              {paternal}]