1. Noun
Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred.
2. Noun
Participation of the same nature.
3. Noun
That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.
4. Noun
(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
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5. Noun
line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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