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parallel cousin
parallel cousinThis is a term used in kinship theory to denote first cousins who have related parents of the same sex; in other words, their mothers are sisters or their fathers are brothers. In some societies there are rules that forbid marriage between parallel cousins. See also cross-cousin.
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