consanguineous

[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uh s ]

/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /

having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

Nearby words

Also con·san·guine

[kon-sang-gwin] /kɒnˈsæŋ gwɪn/, con·san·guin·e·al.

1595–1605; < Latin consanguineus, equivalent to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous

Related formscon·san·guin·e·ous·ly, adverb

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Cunow does not see in the consanguine family the most primitive of all social forms, until now discovered.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel
The first is the consanguine group of first cousins and nearer.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Next, how did the Consanguine family change into the Punaluan?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
The last four forms of the family have existed within the historical period; but the first, the consanguine, has disappeared.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan

They inherited first together with the other consanguine relatives of the mother, later on perhaps in preference to the others.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State|Frederick Engels

adj.

c.1600, from French consanguin (14c.), from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

adj.

c.1600, from Latin consanguineus "of the same blood" (see consanguinity).

[ kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ē-əs ]

Exhibiting consanguinity.