348. Relationship

See also 77. CHILDREN ; 153. FATHER ; 281. MOTHER ; 307. PARENTS ; 418. WIFE .

affinity

the condition of close relationship. Cf. consanguinity . See also 258. MARRIAGE .

agnate

a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate . — agnate, agnatic, adj.

agnation

relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation .

amity

friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity .

cognate

a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate . — cognate , — cognatic, adj.

cognation

relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation . — cognate, adj.

comity

amity.

congener

a thing or person of the same kind as another.

consanguinity

blood relationship. Cf. affinity .

cousinry

cousins collectively or as a group or class.

enation

the maternal relationship.

epigone

an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.

filiation

1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.

2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.

kinship

family relationship or other close tie or relationship.

lineage

line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.

matriliny

descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.

patriliny

relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.

synomosy

Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath.