Definition of line of descent Line of descent
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What does line of descent mean?
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| line of descent - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" | ||
| lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock | ||
| family tree, genealogy the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | ||
| family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, folk, family people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" | ||
| line of descent - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors | ||
| descent, lineage, filiation | ||
| family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||
| bilateral descent line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family | ||
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line of descent
The descendants of one individual.
