cognatic
Through either parent
Cognatic describes kinship or descent traced through both male and female lines, as opposed to purely patrilineal or matrilineal systems.
In inheritance law, cognatic succession allows property or titles to pass to any descendant regardless of sex: The kingdom adopted cognatic primogeniture, permitting the eldest child to inherit whether male or female.
The term appears mainly in anthropology, genealogy, and discussions of royal succession.
State of being related
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
consanguinity · bloodline · relatives · family · clan · kin · genealogy · inheritance
Eldest inherits all
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- heirOne who receives legacy
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
dynasty · royal · inheritance · succession · entail · firstborn · legitimate · claimant
Word origin study
- relatedConnected by blood or nature
- LatinAncient Roman language
- borrowedTaken for temporary use
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
Romance · Germanic · Sanskrit · root · derivation · philology · comparative · linguistic
kinship
State of being related
lineage · consanguinity · bloodline · relatives · family · clan · kin · genealogy · inheritance · matrilineal
primogeniture
Eldest inherits all
crown · dynasty · royal · inheritance · succession · entail · firstborn · legitimate · claimant · sovereign
etymology
Word origin study
loanword · Romance · Germanic · Sanskrit · root · derivation · philology · comparative · linguistic · morpheme