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Meanings of cognation in English

Portuguese
consangüinidade
Spanish
consanguineidad

(Anthropology) related by blood.

      consangüinidade

      Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family.

            Synonyms
            Examples for "matrilineage"
            Examples for "matrilineage"
            1
            The mitochondrial DNA told me Max was not a member of the matrilineage in the Kidron tomb.
            Cross Bones
            2
            And Max's mitochondrial DNA is unique, different from both the tooth person and the members of the tomb matrilineage.
            Cross Bones
            Usage of cognation in English
            1
            Again, deportation to an island, which entails minor or intermediate loss of status, destroys rights by cognation.
            The Institutes of Justinian
            Translations for cognation
            Cognation through the time