Consanguine

Consanguine
Consanguine Con*san"guine, a. 1. related by blood; descended from a common ancestor; -- used as a term of relation between two people.

Syn: akin(predicate), blood-related, cognate, consanguineous, kin(predicate). [PJC + WordNet 1.5]

2. (Law) having the same father but different mothers; -- contrasted with {{uterine[2]}} and {{german}}. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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