consanguine
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At the very least, he is the Ziegfeld of the U.S. branch of Tibetan Buddhism and its consanguine, quixotic movement to liberate Lhasa from Beijing's rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
But more commonly the two existed together, intimate, clinging, consanguine and inseparable.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
All three of them are groups of differentiated consanguine relations.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich
These 'quarters' were the 'calpulli'; hence it follows that the consanguine groups held the altepetlalli or soil of the tribe.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.
Since the husbands always belonged to a different consanguine group from their wives, and the children followed their mother's line of descent, the family was permanently divided.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
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The Best of Enemies
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