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Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Answer for the clue "Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family ", 9 letters:
cognation
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n. a cognate relationship
WordNet
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n. line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: matrilineage , enation ] related by blood [syn: consanguinity , blood kinship ] [ant: affinity ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cognation \Cog*na"tion\, n. [L. cognatio.] Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred. As by our cognation to the body of the first Adam. --Jer. Taylor. Participation of the same nature. --Sir T. Browne. A like temper and cognation. ...