agnate
noun
[ ˈaɡneɪt ]
• a person descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line.
• "the heir will be the nearest agnate"
agnate
adjective
• descended from the same male ancestor as another specified or implied person, especially through the male line.
Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun): from Latin agnatus, from ad- ‘to’ + gnatus, natus ‘born’.
