consanguinity

Etymology

From Middle English consanguinytee, consanguinite, consanguinyte, from Old French consanguinité and Latin cōnsanguinitātem, accusative of Latin cōnsanguinitās, from cōnsanguineus, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”).

noun

  1. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.
    1776, United States Declaration of Independence They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.

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