affinal

English

Etymology

From Latin affīnis (“kindred”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪnəl

Adjective

affinal (not comparable)

(anthropology) Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.
Antonym: consanguine
- 2018, Daniel Elazar, Kinship in the Admiralty Islands, Routledge, →ISBN:
  The names of their affinal relatives must be avoided in speaking either to a man or woman, or even when speaking in their presence.

Further reading

“affinal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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