INMARRIAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Synonyms:

endogamy; inmarriage; intermarriage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("inmarriage" is a kind of...):

marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))

Derivation:

inmarry (marry within one's own tribe or group)