Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'CEST
IN'CEST, n. [Fr. inceste; L. incestum; in and castus, chaste.]
The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by the law of a country. Spiritual incest, is a like crime committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. It is also understood of a vicar or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other. Encyc.
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