agnate

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The land through which she guides us is flavid, agnate, calcined, karsty.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

Similarly, in Athens, did Solon decree that an heiress had to marry her nearest male agnate, even though both belonged to the same gens, and, according to former law, such a marriage was forbidden.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

The motive to the act was not so generally childlessness, or the gratification of affection, as the desire to acquire those civil and agnate rights which were founded on the patria potestas.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

When the father died, the nearest male of kin, even though declared unqualified as an agnate, came in as guardian.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

Adj. related, akin, consanguineous, of the blood, family, allied, collateral; cognate, agnate, connate; kindred; affiliated; fraternal. <— p.

From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark