Cognation Definition
kägnāzhən
noun
Relationship by descent from the same ancestor or source.
Webster's New World
Relationship by blood, whether through a common female or male descendant, rather than by marriage.
Webster's New World Law
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- enation
- matrilineage
- blood kinship
- consanguinity
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Cognation
Noun
Singular:
cognation
Plural:
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