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Cognation
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What's The Definition Of Cognation?
[n] related by blood
[n] line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family Synonyms | Synonyms for Cognation: blood kinship | consanguinity | enation | matrilineage Related Terms | Find terms related to Cognation: See Also | family relationship | kinship | relationship | unilateral descent Cognation In Webster's Dictionary \Cog*na"tion\, n. [L. cognatio.]
1. Relationship by blood; descent from the same original;
kindred.
As by our cognation to the body of the first Adam.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. Participation of the same nature. --Sir T. Browne.
A like temper and cognation. --Sir K.
Digby.
3. (Law) That tie of consanguinity which exists between
persons descended from the same mother; -- used in
distinction from {agnation}.
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