Definitions for: Endogamy

[n] marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Webster (1913) Definition: En*dog"a*my, n.
Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in
his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; --
opposed to exogamy.

Synonyms: inmarriage, intermarriage

See Also: marriage, matrimony, union, wedlock