Lineal and collateral

The series of degrees from the line; the series of degrees between persons who descend one from the other is called direct or lineal consanguinity; and the series of degrees between persons who do not descend from one another, but spring from a common ancestor, is called the collateral line or collateral consanguinity. R.L. 1910, Sec. 8423. R.L.1910, § 8423.