consanguineal

Thân thiện

A consanguineal relative often shares similar physical traits.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Related by blood; having a common biological ancestor: Describes a familial connection established through biological descent rather than by marriage or legal ties.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The inheritance law applied only to consanguineal relatives, such as siblings and children.
  • Anthropologists studied the clan's consanguineal ties to understand its social structure.

Advanced Usage

• "Consanguineal kin": A formal term used in anthropology and law to specify relatives connected by blood lineage.
  • The rights and obligations were clearly defined for consanguineal kin within the tribal code.

Variants and Related Words

• Consanguineous (adj): A more common synonym meaning related by blood.
  • They discovered they were consanguineous through a shared great-grandparent.
• Consanguinity (n): The state of being related by blood.
  • The degree of consanguinity determined eligibility for the family trust.

Synonyms

• Blood-related: Connected by biological descent.
• Agnate: Specifically related through male descent or on the father's side.

Antonyms

• Affinal: Related by marriage.
• Fictive kin: Unrelated individuals who are given a kinship status (e.g., godparents).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. related by blood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• akin
• blood-related
• cognate
• consanguine
• consanguineous
• kin