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consanguineal

consanguineal adjective: related by bloodline; consanguineous.

Adjective

consanguineal (not comparable)

  1. Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
    • In the family law of very early society descent is in the female line, the control of the children belongs to the mother and her consanguineal kindred.1882, J. W. Powell, “Outlines of Sociology,”, in Transactions of the Anthropological Society of Washington, volume 1, page 124
    • Social structure and organization within the Nuristani communities of Waigal . . . is based primarily on relations of consanguineal or fictive kinship.2001, Almuth Degener, “Hunters' Lore in Nuristan”, in Asian Folklore Studies, volume 60, number 2, page 334

Origin of consanguineal

From Latin cōnsanguineus + English -al.

Words formed from consanguineal

Questions about consanguineal

What does consanguineal mean?
Consanguineal means related by bloodline; consanguineous.
What part of speech is consanguineal?
Consanguineal is an adjective.

Words near consanguineal in the dictionary

  1. consanguinamory
  2. consanguine
  3. consanguine marriage
  4. consanguine marriages
  5. consanguinea
  6. consanguineal
  7. consanguineally
  8. consanguinean
  9. consanguined
  10. consanguineous
  11. consanguineously

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