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

Adj. related, akin, consanguineous, of the blood, family, allied, collateral; cognate, agnate, connate; kindred; affiliated; fraternal. intimately related, nearly related, closely related, remotely related, distantly related, allied; german.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Failing an agnate, a member of the gens of the dead man is to inherit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah