agnatic, a.
(ægˈnætɪk)
[ad. Fr. agnatique: see agnate and -ic.]
Of or pertaining to agnates; related on the father's side.
| 1747 Carte Hist. Eng. I. 365 A lineal agnatic succession. 1880 Muirhead Gaius ii. 64 The agnatic [L. agnatus] curator of a lunatic is empowered..to alienate his ward's property. |