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consanguinity

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    From Middle English consanguinite, consanguinyte, consanguinytee, consanguynyte, consangwinyte, from Middle French consanguinéité, consanguinité (from Old French consanguinité) and its etymon Latin cōnsanguinitās (accusative cōnsanguinitātem),[1][2] from cōnsanguineus + -itās, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”) + -eus. By surface analysis, consanguine +‎ -ity.

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    consanguinity (countable and uncountable, plural consanguinities)

    1. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent.
      Synonyms: consanguineousness, consanguinuity, blood relation, blood relationship, same-bloodedness
      Near-synonyms: relatedness, relation (both contextually synonymous)
      • 1776, United States Declaration of Independence
        They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
      • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 24:
        The laws of fashion do not bind people of rank to forget the ties of consanguinity and affection, for I could point out numerous instances where mothers really love their children, and wives their husbands.
      • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 57:
        At Isabella's earnest request, he took both her and the child on board, for the single hour which remained to the voyagers, to the satisfaction of all parties, and it seemed as if the long-drooping flower had already revived beneath the genial smile of consanguinity, and the very tears she had shed were sweet and grateful, refreshing the bosom moved so tenderly.
    2. Inbreeding.
      Synonyms: consanguineousness, consanguinuity, same-bloodedness
      • 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 81:
        The Mongrel Virginians was similar to other eugenic family studies in its method and mode of argumentation, but its intensive focus on "race mixing," rather than consanguinity, represents a marked departure from the previous studies.
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    1. ^ “consanguinitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
    2. ^ “consanguinity, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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