"Materna Maternis" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL
Lat A max-im of the French law, signifying that prop-erty of a decedent acquired by him through hls mother descends to the relations on the mother’s side
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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"
(Lat eognati.) Relations by the mother’s side, or by females. Mac-keld. Rom. Law, $ 144. A common term in Scotch …
Read the complete definitionLat. In the civil law. Cog-nates ; relations by the mother’s side. 2 Bl. Comm. 235. Relations In the llne …
Read the complete definitionLat. In tbe civil law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvin
Read the complete definitionLat In the civil law! A maternal aunt; a mother’s sister. Inst. 3, 6, Bract fol. 68b
Read the complete definitionLat A mother church. This term was anciently applied to a cathedral, in relation to the other churches in the …
Read the complete definitionLat. In the civil law. A relation by the mother’s side; a cognate
Read the complete definitionLat. In Roman law. A par-ent; originally and properly only the father or mother of the person spoken of; but …
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