cognati

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noun

relatives by the mother's side

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nouncognati pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlylawrelatives by the mother's side

    with the consent of her cognati

    1858, George Long, M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes

Origin

  1. Latin-
  2. Latin-
  3. Englishcognati

Borrowed from Latin.

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