Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incest \In"cest\, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity,
incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste.
See {Chaste}.]
The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons
related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by
law. --Shak.
{Spiritual incest}. (Eccl. Law)
(a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who
have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or
confirmation.
(b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two
benefices, the one depending on the collation of the
other.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incest
n : sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to
marry (as between a parent and a child)
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