Exogamy

[ek'sɒgәmi]

(noun.) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law.

Checker: Sigmund--From WordNet

(n.) The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy.

Checked by Klaus

n. the practice of marrying only outside of one's own tribe.—adj. Exog′amous.

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