affinal

English

Etymology

From Latin affīnis (“kindred”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnəl

Adjective

affinal (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.

   Antonym: consanguine

   • 2018, Daniel Elazar, Kinship in the Admiralty Islands, Routledge, →ISBN:

     The names of their affinal relatives must be avoided in speaking either to a man or woman, or even when speaking in their presence.

Further reading

• “affinal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.