A^apt^  childnB  wen  alao  in  the  adoptiTe  hther<>
pomr  i  nd  coDaaqnently  wen  ^nati,  though  they
wan  mat  rf*"'P?rt  cognatL     Accordio^y,  if  the

K-f*i"t  which  aroae  &om  adoptioi,  wat  dia-
d  by  — — -T-^^^"!  then  rEoamed  no  eagaatjo :
kil  if  U*  tpatK^  whid  anae  Irom  cognatu,  wai


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diaaolTcd  by  emancipation,  there  atill  remained  tha
DBtaiaUi  cognatio.  The  patcr&miliu  maintained
hit  power  orei  hit  fimulia  K  long  aa  he  lived,  ex-
cept orer  thoae  who  were  emancipated,  or  puaed
into  another  bmiliii,  or  in  any  way  anitained  a
deminatio  caintia.  On  hit  death,  the  common  bond
of  the  patria  poteitaa  wai  dia»lTed,  and  hia  aoiu

,  became  ictpeetiiely  heada  of  bmilita  ;  that  im,  of
pecacna  who  were  m  their  power,  or,  with  reapect

[  to  ma  anotha*,  wen  agnati.    Bat  al!  theae  penona

I  oontinoed  to  be  memben  of  tbe  nma  bmilia  [  that
ia,  they  wen  atill  agnati,  and  eonteiiiientlj  the
agnatio  isbntted  among  penona  to  long  aa  they
cmld  trace  back  their  deacent  throngh  mdu  to  one
common  palofimuliat.
Agnan,  then,  m»  be  briefly  aiplaioed  to  be
tbota  "  who  vtmld  be  in  the  patria  pototsa,  or  in

jm,  at  a  wiie  in  auatit  viri,  or  in  tha  manua  of  a
urn  who  ia  ia  die  btber't  power,  if  the  pater&mi-
liat  wen  aliia  ;  and  thit  ia  true  whether  auch
penona  erer  wen  actually  ao  or  not."  (Hugo,
LiirfmA,lLc)

The  imperfection  of  an  indiridial,  aa  ■  living
being,  ia  cmnpleted,  Fint,  by  marrtage,  which  unitea
two  penona  of  different  aeiea  in  a  tociaty  for  life.
