cognation
Definition
- Noun:
- (Anthropology) Relatedness through maternal descent: In anthropology, "cognation" refers to a relationship or kinship traced specifically through the maternal line of a family.
- Close kinship or consanguinity: More broadly, it can denote a state of being related by blood or close family ties.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The study of cognation is crucial for understanding matrilineal societies. (The study of kinship through the maternal line is crucial for understanding matrilineal societies.)
- Their cognation was evident in their shared physical features and family history. (Their close blood relation was evident in their shared physical features and family history.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Historical Context: In older legal or genealogical texts, "cognation" may be used to distinguish maternal kinship from "agnation" (kinship through the paternal line).
- The inheritance laws considered both agnation and cognation.
Variants and Related Words
- Cognate (adj/noun): Related by blood or origin; a word related to another by descent from the same root.
- Spanish and Italian are cognate languages.
- The English word "mother" and the German word "Mutter" are cognates.
Synonyms
- Consanguinity: The state of being related by blood.
- Matrilineal descent: Descent traced through the maternal line.
- Kinship: Blood relationship.
Antonyms
- Agnation: Kinship traced through the paternal line.
- Affinity: Relationship by marriage, not by blood.
Noun
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(anthropology) related by blood
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line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
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