endogamy

[ en-dog-uh-mee ]

/ ɛnˈdɒg ə mi /

noun

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

Nearby words

endodontist, endodontium, endoenteritis, endoenzyme, endoergic, endogamy, endogen, endogenesis, endogenetic, endogenic toxicosis, endogenous

Origin of endogamy

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

Related forms

en·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

But in the first place, this assertion of an endogamous gens must be proven.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State|Frederick Engels
Possibly the Īdiga, Gamalla, and Asili toddy-drawing classes only represent three endogamous sections of a single caste.
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
The Kalangs of Java are endogamous, and every man must first prove his common descent before he can enter a family.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various

The caste has two endogamous divisions, the Patharia and the Khuntia Agarias.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for endogamous

endogamy

/ (ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

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

pollination between two flowers on the same plant

Derived Forms

endogamous or endogamic (ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective

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Medicine definitions for endogamous

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 forms

en•dog′a•mous adj.