Rantum

The feminine form relatrix designates the complaint in bastardy proceedings. ^ 3. (1) The connection or tie between persons in a social status, as of husband and wife, parent and child, guardian and ward, master and servant. (8) A person connected with another by consanguinity or affinitj'. The more common use expresses kindred of blood or affinity, though properly only the former is embraced. Hence, in strict technical sense, does not include husband and wife. May include any and every relation that, exists in social life. If literally taken, would have so wide a range as to be liable to objection as indefinite or vague. To avoid this, it has long been settled that a bequest to "relations" applies to those who, by virtue of the statute of distributions, would take the property as next of kin.* " ' Relation"' might better be confined to the connection or tie, and ' relative ' to an individual person."