agnation

noun

ag·​na·​tion

ag-ˈnā-shən

plural -s

: the relationship of agnates

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Latin; French, borrowed from Latin agnātiōn-, agnātiō, from agnāscī "to be born in addition to" + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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