Relationship Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Relationship Information and Meaning
See also CHILDREN; FATHER; MOTHER; PARENTS; WIFE.
- affinity
- the condition of close relationship. Cf. consanguinity. See also MARRIAGE.
- agnate
- a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. —agnate, agnatic, adj.
- agnation
- relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.
- amity
- friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity.
- cognate
- a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. —cognate, —cognatic, adj.
- cognation
- relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. —cognate, adj.
- comity
- amity.
- congener
- a thing or person of the same kind as another.
- consanguinity
- blood relationship. Cf. affinity.
- cousinry
- cousins collectively or as a group or class.
- enation
- the maternal relationship.
- epigone
- an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.
- filiation
- 1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
- 2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
- kinship
- family relationship or other close tie or relationship.
- lineage
- line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.
- matriliny
- descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. —matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
- patriliny
- relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. —patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.
- synomosy
- Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath.