Definition of agnates:
(n) :
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
(n) :
Any paternal male relative.
(adj) :
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
(adj) :
allied; akin
(n) :
(linguistics) A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
(adj) :
(linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.