endogamy

[en-dog-uh-mee]

noun

marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare exogamy(def 1).

Origin of endogamy

First recorded in 1860–65; endo- + -gamy

Related formsen·dog·a·mous, en·do·gam·ic

[en-doh-gam-ik] /ˌɛn doʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for endogamous

Historical Examples of endogamous

The evidence does not show, however, that it was endogamous.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)
R.V. Russell
These divisions were once endogamous, but this distinction has now disappeared.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
They recognize no endogamous sub-divisions, but have exogamous septs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
They have two endogamous sub-divisions, called Kodi and Peringala.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
The same community cannot be 'both exogamous and endogamous,' as some suppose.
Social Origins and Primal Law
Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for endogamous

endogamy

noun

anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unitCompare exogamy (def. 1)

pollination between two flowers on the same plant

Derived Formsendogamous or endogamic (ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective

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Word Origin and History for endogamous

endogamy

1865, from endogamous (1865); for which see endo- + gamete.

endogamous in Medicine

endogamy

[ĕn-dŏg′ə-mē]

n.

Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.

Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.

Related formsen•dog′a•mous adj.