- (n.) That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.
- (n.) Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred.
- (n.) Participation of the same nature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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