Lat. In the civil law. A maternal aunt; a mother’s sister. Inst. 3, 6, 1; Bract, fol. 686. Matertera magna. A great aunt; a grandmother’s sister, (avice 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 mains matertera magna.) Dig. 38, 10, 10, 16. Matertera maxima. A greatest aunt; a great great grandmother’s sister, (aoavice soror;) a father’s or mother’s greater aunt, (patris vet matris matertera major.) Dig. 38, 10, 10, 17.
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