inmarriage

Thân thiện

A young couple celebrates their inmarriage with a traditional ceremony.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law: The practice or an instance of marrying only within a specific social, ethnic, or cultural group.

Usage

• The term "inmarriage" is used to describe a social rule or a specific marriage that occurs within a defined community. It is the opposite of "exogamy" or "outmarriage."
• It is often discussed in anthropology, sociology, and history when examining kinship and marriage customs.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The clan's tradition of inmarriage helped preserve its unique cultural identity over centuries.
  • Customs requiring inmarriage were strictly enforced to keep property within the family.

Advanced Usage

• "Practice of inmarriage": Refers to the ongoing custom or rule itself.
  • The practice of inmarriage was common among royal families to maintain dynastic power.

Variants and Related Words

• Endogamy (n): A more common technical synonym in anthropology and sociology, meaning marriage within a specific social group.
• In-marry (v): The verb form, meaning to marry within one's own group. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Endogamy: Marriage within a specific group, caste, or class.
• Intermarriage (in the specific sense of marriage within a group): Can be synonymous, though "intermarriage" more commonly means marriage between different groups.

Antonyms

• Exogamy: Marriage outside one's own social group.
• Outmarriage: The act of marrying outside one's group.

Học thuật

Noun

1. marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Từ đồng nghĩa

• endogamy
• intermarriage