noun
: the system of social relationships connecting people in a culture who are or are held to be related and defining and regulating their reciprocal obligations
kinship systems vary in different forms of social organization — Thomas Gladwin
noun
: the system of social relationships connecting people in a culture who are or are held to be related and defining and regulating their reciprocal obligations
kinship systems vary in different forms of social organization — Thomas Gladwin
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012