consanguineal

English

Etymology

From Latin cōnsanguineus +‎ -al.

Adjective

consanguineal (not comparable)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• consanguineally

 

Further reading

• “consanguineal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.