Nephew
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The son of a brother or sister.
Ambl. 514; 1 Jac. 207.
The Latin nepos, from which ncplww is derived, was used in the civil law for nephew, but more properly for grandson; and we accordingly find ncccu, the original form of nephew, in the sense of grandson. Britton, c.
119.
According to the civil law, a nephew is in the third degree of consanguinity; according to the common law, in the second; the latter is the rule of common law; 2 Bla. Com. 206. But in this country the rule of the civil law is adopted; 2 l-lill, R. P. 194. Nephews and nieces may be shown by circumstances to include grand-nephews and grand-nieces, and even a great-grand-niece; In re Logan, 131 N. Y. 450, 30 N. E. 4S5; but in a bequest, would not include, without special mention, nephews and nieces by marriage; Appeal of Green, 42 Pa. 25. See Legacy.. NEPOS (Lat.). A grandson. See Nephew. NEPTIS (Lat.). Granddaughter; sometimes great-granddaughter. Calv. Lex.; Vicat, Voc. Jur.
See Legacy.