American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Cognation

COGNATION, n.

1. In the civil law, kindred or natural relation between males and females, both descended from the same father; as agnation is the relation between males only descended from the same stock.

2. Kindred; relation by descent from the same original.

Pride and hardheartedness are of near cognation to ingratitude.

3. Relation; participation of the same nature.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Cognation," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LATTT7BNPC828M.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Cognation." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LATTT7BNPC828M.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Cognation' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LATTT7BNPC828M.