Matertera
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Lat.
In the civil law. A maternal aunt; a mother's sister. Inst. 3, 6, 1; Bract, fol. 68b.
— Matertera magna. A great aunt; a grandmother's sister, (aviæ soror.) Dig. 38, 10, 10, 15.
— Matertera major. A greater aunt; a great-grandmother's sister, (proavice soror;) a father's or mother's great-aunt, (patris vel matris matertera magna.) Dig. 38, 10, 10, 16.
— Matertera maxima. A greatest aunt; a great-great-grandmother's sister, (abaviœ soror;) a father's or mother's greater aunt, (patris vel matris matertera major.) Dig. 38, 10, 10, 17.