( n. )
A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree.
( n. )
A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012