BharatNotes Endogamy
noun/ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/
The custom or practice of marrying only within one's own social group, caste, clan, or tribe, as required by tradition or social norm.
Usage in a UPSC answer
Persistent caste endogamy, by foreclosing inter-community alliances, ossifies social hierarchies and remains one of the most formidable obstacles to genuine fraternity envisaged in the Preamble of the Constitution.
Synonyms
in-marriageintra-marriagein-group marriageconsanguineous marriage
Antonyms
exogamyout-marriageintermarriage
Word Family
endogamous (adj), endogamic (adj), exogamy (n), exogamous (adj)
Root
Greek endon = within; gamos = marriage; coined 1865 by John Ferguson McLennan
Etymology
From Greek endon ("within") + gamos ("marriage"); coined in 1865 by Scottish social anthropologist John Ferguson McLennan.
Memory Hook
ENDO- = "within" (as in endoscopy, looking within) + -GAMY = "marriage" (as in monogamy); so endogamy is marrying within your own group.
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