Another word for agnate | Synonyms for agnate

Another word for agnate

adjective

Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin:

akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, consanguineous, kindred, related. See kin

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There were tribes where the basis of kinship was agnate, but these were the exceptions.
The title of the sovereign is king of Bavaria, that of his presumptive heir is crown-prince of Bavaria, and during the minority or incapacity of the sovereign a regency is declared, which is vested in the nearest male agnate capable of ascending the throne.
The grand duchy, being hereditary only in the male line, passed to the nearest agnate, the duke of Nassau.

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