What is that tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation called?
cognation — (Law) That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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