What does "cognation" mean?
Cognation: Participation of the same nature. Sir T. Browne. A like temper and cognation. Sir K. Digby.
Additional senses
- 2.(Law) That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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