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con·san·guin·e·ous /ˌkän-ˌsan-'gwi-nē-əs, -ˌsaŋ-/ adj: of the same blood or origin; specif: descended from the same ancestorcon·san·guin·e·ous·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, ancestral, blood related, closely allied, closely related, cognate, collateral, congenerous, connatural, consanguine, distantly related, family related, fraternal, hereditary, intimately related, kindred, maternal, matrilineal, nearly allied, nearly related, of the blood, of the same family, of the same kind, paternal, patriarchal, patrilinear, related, relative
associated concepts: lineal consanguinity
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akin (related by blood), cognate, interrelated, related
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Consanguineous — Con san*guin e*ous, a. [L. conguineus; con + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See {Sanquine}.] Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak. Syn: consanguine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consanguineous — c.1600, from L. consanguineus of the same blood (see CONSANGUINITY (Cf. consanguinity)) … Etymology dictionary
consanguineous — [kän΄saŋ′gwinkän΄saŋ gwin′ē əs, kän΄sangwin′ē əs] adj. [L consanguineus, of the same blood: see COM & SANGUINE] having the same ancestor; closely related: also consanguine [kän΄saŋ′gwin] consanguineously adv … English World dictionary
consanguineous — adjective /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪniəs/ Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders. Syn:… … Wiktionary
consanguineous — Denoting consanguinity. [L. cum, with, + sanguis, blood : consanguineus] * * * con·san·guin·e·ous .kän .san gwin ē əs, .saŋ adj of the same blood or origin specif relating to or involving persons (as first cousins) that are relatively closely… … Medical dictionary
consanguineous — adjective Etymology: Latin consanguineus, from com + sanguin , sanguis blood Date: 1601 of the same blood or origin; specifically descended from the same ancestor • consanguineously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
consanguineous — consanguineously, adv. /kon sang gwin ee euhs/, adj. having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood. Also, consanguine /kon sang gwin/, consanguineal. [1595 1605; < L consanguineus, equiv. to con CON + sanguin (s. of sanguis) blood + eus… … Universalium
consanguineous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin: agnate, akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, kindred, related. See KIN … English dictionary for students
consanguineous — adj. related by blood, descended from the same ancestor … English contemporary dictionary
consanguineous — [ˌkɒnsaŋ gwɪnɪəs] adjective relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor. Derivatives consanguine adjective consanguinity noun Origin C17: from L. consanguineus of the same blood (from con together + sanguis blood ) + ous … English new terms dictionary