endogamous, a.
(ɛnˈdɒgəməs)
[f. Gr. ἔνδο-ν (see endo-) + γάµ-ος marriage + -ous.]
Characterized by, of the nature of, or pertaining to, endogamy.
| 1865 Mc Lennan Prim. Marriage iii. 48 Tribes which we shall call endogamous tribes. 1875 Lubbock Orig. Civiliz. iii. 115 Tribes which have marriage by capture and yet are endogamous. 1880 Academy 10 July 26 The opinion of the ancient Arabs—that the children of endogamous marriages are weakly and lean. |