n. [ AS. angnægl; ange vexation, trouble + nægel nail. Cf. Hangnail. ]
a. [ L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate. ]
Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. agnat. ] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a class of eel-shaped chordates with a cartilaginous skeleton lacking jaws, scales, and pelvic fins. Among these are the lampreys and hagfishes. There are some extinct forms.
n.
a. [ Cf. F. agnatique. ] Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. “The agnatic succession.” Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation. ]