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
Territorial unions grew up instead of the consanguine unions of old, and this new organization evidently offered many advantages under the given circumstances.
From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz
According to Morgan, the consanguine family is supervened by a third and higher form of family relationship, which he designates as the Punaluan family.
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
The first is the consanguine group of first cousins and nearer.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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The Best of Enemies
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