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Exogamy

The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy.

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Marriage 76% connected

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

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Matrimony 76% connected

The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Wedlock 76% connected

The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.

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Exogamous 74% connected

Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous.

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Exogamous 74% connected

Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous.

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Intermarriage 92% connected

Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or nations.

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Endogamy 94% connected

Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.

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Endogamy 94% connected

Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.

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Bigamy noun · 86% connection

the state of having two spouses at the same time

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Cuckoldom noun · 86% connection

the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery

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Mesalliance noun · 86% connection

a marriage with a person of inferior social status

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Misalliance noun · 86% connection

an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

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Monandry noun · 86% connection

the state of having only one husband at a time

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Monogamy noun · 86% connection

the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time

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Monogyny noun · 86% connection

having only one wife at a time

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Polyandry noun · 86% connection

the state of having more than one husband at a time

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Polygamy noun · 86% connection

the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time

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Polygyny noun · 86% connection

a form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives

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Property settlement noun · 78% connection

(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage

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Alimony noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

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Child support noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

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Maintenance noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Childhood noun · 78% connection

the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

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Family noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Family unit noun · 78% connection

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

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Affiance verb · 78% connection

To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.

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Alternate adjective · 78% connection

Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of th…

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Ban noun · 78% connection

a decree that prohibits something

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Ceremony noun · 78% connection

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matter…

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Chinook noun · 78% connection

One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chino…

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Externality noun · 78% connection

the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"

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Extra- unknown · 78% connection

A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or…

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Extracapsular adjective · 78% connection

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

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Fee noun · 78% connection

Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered; especially, payment for professional services, of optional amount, or…

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Gentilism noun · 78% connection

Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens.

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Head-hunter noun · 78% connection

A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The…

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Histophyly noun · 78% connection

The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly.

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Institution noun · 78% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Intermarry verb · 78% connection

To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc.

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