Cognatic kinship is a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor counted through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both a father and mother.1 Such relatives may be known as cognates.
See also
See also
- Matrilineality — Kinship through the female line
- Patrilineality — Kinship through the male line
References
References
- Wolters, O. W. (1999). History, Culture, and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives. SEAP Publications. p. 17. ISBN 0-87727-725-7.