Cog"nate (?), a. [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See Nation, and cf. Connate.]
1.
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically Law, related on the mother's side.
2.
Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
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Cog"nate, n.
1. Law
One who is related to another on the female side.
Wharton.
2.
One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.
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