Matertera
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A mother’s sislct.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat.
In the civil law. A maternal aunt; a mother’ssister. Inst. 3, 6,1; Bratt, fol. 68b.