consanguinity

World History

(noun)

The property of being from the same kinship as another person. In that aspect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person. The laws of many jurisdictions set out degrees of consanguinity in relation to prohibited sexual relations and marriage parties.

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Sociology

(noun)

a consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent; a blood relationship

Related Terms

  • A conjugal family
  • matrilocal

Examples of consanguinity in the following topics:

  • The Nature of a Family

    • In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence.
    • In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence.
    • In contrast, a "consanguineal" family consists of a parent, his or her children, and other relatives.
    • Consanguinity is defined as the property of belonging to the same kinship as another person.
    • In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person.
  • Families and Theory

    • The present day Catholic Church still maintains a standard of required distance (in both consanguinity and affinity) for marriage.
  • The Spanish Habsburgs

    • The Spanish branch of the Habsburg royal family was noted for extreme consanguinity.
    • The Spanish branch of the Habsburg royal family was noted for extreme consanguinity.
  • Kinship Patterns

    • One of the founders of anthropological relationship research was Lewis Henry Morgan, who wrote Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (1871).
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