Cognates
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Institutes of Roman Law
Natural kinship (through males or females), progressively recognized by the praetor's edict and finally made the sole basis of succession by Justinian's Novella 118.
So are those persons who trace their kindred through females.
Similiter non admittuntur cognati, qui per feminini sexus personas necessitudine iunguntur;
in default of sui heredes and proximi agnati he granted bonorum possessio ab intestato to cognates;