Atavus, * The male ascendant in the fifth degree, was so called among the Romans, and in tables of genealogy the term is still employed.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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