Agnates is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 190 anagrams from letters in agnates (aaegnst).
1525-35; Latin agnātus paternal kinsman, variant of ad(g)nātus born to (past participle of adgnāscī), equivalent to ad- ad- + -gnā be born + -tus past participle suffix
When the father died, the nearest male of kin, even though declared unqualified as an agnate, came in as guardian.
(a) If a free person is abducted, the fine shall be divided equally between his agnate and cognate heirs and the treasury.
Failing an agnate, a member of the gens of the dead man is to inherit.
A man may not marry the widow of his brother, or of an agnate.
In Korea, for instance, he can only adopt an agnate and one of a lower generation than his own.