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Amitinus

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A cousin.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The child of a brother or sister; a cpusin; one who has the same grandfather, but different father and mother. Calvin.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Thechild of a brother or sister; acousin; one who has the same grandfather, but different fatherand mother. Calvino.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Amitivus. Lat.

In the civil law. The son of an amita, or paternal aunt. Amitiva; the daughter of an amita. Bract. fol. 68 b. The children of a brother and the children of a sister were properly the amitini of each other. Inst. 3. 6. 2. The sons of your paternal aunt (amitae tuae filii) call you consobrinos; you call them amitini. Id. ibid. In Bracton this word is printed amitiuus.