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consanguinity
This term is primarily utilized in legal, anthropological, and ecclesiastical contexts to describe biological kinship. It carries a clinical and formal tone, distinguishing genetic lineage from affinity, which refers to relationships created by marriage or legal contracts.
Because it describes an abstract quality or a state of being, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It does not have a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers; instead, it is measured in degrees or levels of closeness.
Meanings
Examples
The law prohibits marriage between individuals of close consanguinity.
They shared a bond of consanguinity that transcended their political differences.
Is there any degree of consanguinity between the two claimants to the throne?
The court must determine the exact level of consanguinity to resolve the inheritance dispute.
Ancient royal houses often practiced consanguinity to keep the bloodline pure.
I wonder if our consanguinity is the reason we look so much alike.
The treaty was signed based on the consanguinity of the two ruling families.
Geneticists study consanguinity to understand the prevalence of certain recessive traits.
Geneticists study consanguinity to understand the prevalence of certain recessive traits.