cognate

cognate, adj. See COGNATIC.

cognate, n. One who is kin to another. • In Roman law, the term means a blood relationship and implies that the kinship derives from a lawful marriage. In Scots and later civil law, the term implies kinship from the mother’s side. Cf. AGNATE.


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