consanguineal

adjective

con·​san·​guin·​eal

¦känsaŋ¦gwinēəl,

-san¦gw-

: consanguine

consanguineal ties are the normal basis for the transmission of land rights

—W. H. Goodenough

Word History

Etymology

Latin consanguineus + English -al

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