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Exogamic

adjective

Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related. Synonym: exogamous.

Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe. Synonym: exogamous.

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... however, talks the king over on the matter. The cause of Ahura's being troubled at the feast is not certain, but the king evidently supposes that she has been pleading to be allowed to marry her beloved brother, and when taxed with it she only expresses her willingness to give way to his exogamic views. The brief sentence, "I laughed and the king laughed," seems to mean that she pleased and amused her father so that he gave way, and immediately told the steward to arrange for her marriage as she desired. ...

— Egyptian Tales, Second Series - Translated from the Papyri • W. M. Flinders Petrie

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