1. Consanguinity ("blood relation", from the Latin consanguinitas) is the property of being from the same kinship as another person

2. The cognate just like Agnates only recognizes the blood relation or adoption therefore the widow of a lineal descendent cannot be cognate

3. Though some of it are demolished, 90% still remains with huge number of members living together amicably with and without direct blood relation.

4. The Archon, officially the Imperial Archon, is the mage-ruler of the Tevinter Imperium.The position is usually inherited, whether through blood relation or apprenticeship of the previous Archon, but the Magisterium, the legislative body of Tevinter, has the power to elect the Archon should the need arise