consanguinity
[ kon-sang-gwin-i-tee ]
/ ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn ɪ ti /
noun
relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity).
close relationship or connection.
RELATED WORDS
lineage, agnate, cognate, affiliation, kindred, strain, connection, race, affinity, kin, brotherhood, sisterhood, kinship, filiation, kindredship
Nearby words
- conrail,
- conroe,
- cons.,
- consanguine,
- consanguineous,
- consarned,
- conscience,
- conscience clause,
- conscience money,
- conscience-stricken
Origin of consanguinity
1350–1400; Middle English consanguinite (< Anglo-French) < Latin consanguinitās. See consanguineous, -ity
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consanguinity
/ (ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ) /
noun
relationship by blood; kinship
close affinity or connection
geology (of igneous rocks) similarity of origin, as shown by common mineral and chemical compositions and often texture
Word Origin for consanguinity
C14: see con-, sanguine
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consanguinity
c.1400, from Middle French consanguinité, from Latin consanguinitatem (nominative consanguinitas), from consanguineus "consanguineous, of the same blood," from com- "together" (see com-) + sanguineus "of blood" (see sanguine).
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consanguinity
[ kŏn′săng-gwĭn′ĭ-tē ]
n.
Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.
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