enate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one related on the mother's side
    matrilineal sib; matrisib; matrilineal kin; matrikin.
  2. adjective satellite related on the mother's side
    enatic; maternal.
    • my maternal grandmother

WordNet

E*nate" adjective
Etymology
L. enatus, p. p. of enasci. See Enascent.
Definitions
  1. Growing out.

Webster 1913