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Scholion. Names of Affines

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I. In the direct line:

  1. Socer = father of the husband or wife (schoonvader, suocero, beau-pere, father-in-law, Schwiegervater).

Socrus = mother of the husband or wife (schoonmoeder, suocera, belle-mere, mother-in-law, Schwiegermutter).

  1. Gener = husband of a daughter (schoonzoon, genero, gendre, son-in-law, Schwiegersohn).

Nurus = wife of a son (schoondochter, nuora, belle-fille, daughter-in-law, Schwiegertochter).

  1. Vitricus = husband of the mother (stiefvader, padrigno, beau-pere, stepfather, Stiefvater).

Noverca = wife of the father (stiefmoeder, matrigna, belle-mere [maratre], stepmother, Stiefmutter).

  1. Privignus = son from a prior marriage of the other party (stiefzoon, figliastro, beau-fils, stepson, Stiefsohn).

Privigna = daughter from a prior marriage of the other party (stiefdochter, figliastra, belle-fille, stepdaughter, Stieftochter).

II. In the collateral line:

  1. Levir = brother of the other party (zwager or schoonbroeder, cognato, beau-frere, brother-in-law, Schwager).

Glos = sister of the other party (zwagerin or schoonzuster or snaar, cognata, belle-soeur, sister-in-law, Schwagerin).

  1. Sororius = husband of a sister (as was said of levir).

Fratria = wife of a brother (as was said of glos).

AffinityNames of Affines