Cōn'san-guin'i-ty, n.

n. [Lat. consanguinitas, Fr. consanguinité, Pr. consanguinitat, It. consanguinità.] The relation of persons by blood; the relation or connection of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage. Blackstone.

Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity and a common faith. Prescott.