Meanings
adjectiveagnatic (comparative more agnatic, superlative most agnatic)
comparative more agnatic · superlative most agnatic
- of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agnatic primogeniture
1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch agnatisch
- agnatischof the male bloodline
French agnatique
- agnatiqueof the male bloodline
Polish agnacyjny
- agnacyjnyof the male bloodline
Portuguese agnático
- agnáticoof the male bloodline
Russian агнати́ческий, агна́тный
- агнати́ческий (agnatíčeskij)of the male bloodline
- агна́тный (agnátnyj)of the male bloodline
Spanish agnático
- agnáticoof the male bloodline
Swedish agnatisk
- agnatiskof the male bloodline
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
agnatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnatic
MLA
“agnatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agnatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnatic.
Source: agnatic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.