"Levitical Degrees" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Levitical Degrees LAW AND LEGAL

Definition:

Degrees of kindred within which persons are prohibited to marry. They are set forth in the eight-eenth chapter of Leviticus

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An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; …

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nigh ENGLISH

Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred.

related ENGLISH

Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree.