Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
AGNATE
agnate, agnatic, paternal
(adjective) related on the father’s side; “a paternal aunt”
agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib
(noun) one related on the father’s side
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
agnate (plural agnates)
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Any paternal male relative.
Antonyms
• enate
Adjective
agnate (comparative more agnate, superlative most agnate)
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
allied; akin
(linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.
Synonyms
• agnatic, patrilineal
Anagrams
• Gaetan, Teagan, negata
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"nate, a. Etym: [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate.]
1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.
2. Allied; akin. "Agnate words." Pownall. Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.
Ag"nate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law)
Definition: A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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