consanguinity vs cognation

consanguinity and cognation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consanguinity	Yes	No	No	No
cognation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, consanguinity and cognation are synonyms defined as:

consanguinity and cognation: (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

Other synonyms of consanguinity include blood kinship.

consanguinity (noun)	cognation (noun)
(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood	(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
	line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family