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.
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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