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English
Etymology
From Latin cōnsanguineus + -al.
Adjective
consanguineal (not comparable)
- Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
1882, J. W. Powell, “Outlines of Sociology,”, in Transactions of the Anthropological Society of Washington, volume 1, page 124:In the family law of very early society descent is in the female line, the control of the children belongs to the mother and her consanguineal kindred.
2001, Almuth Degener, “Hunters' Lore in Nuristan”, in Asian Folklore Studies, volume 60, number 2, page 334:Social structure and organization within the Nuristani communities of Waigal . . . is based primarily on relations of consanguineal or fictive kinship.
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