consanguinity
noun/ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/
/ˌkɑːnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- relationship by birth in the same family
- different degrees of consanguinity
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin consanguineus ‘of the same blood’ (from con- ‘together’ + sanguis ‘blood’) + -ity.Definitions on the go
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