descent group
descent group · descent groups
A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious,…A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.
Meaning
1 sensesA group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.
Forms
plural: descent groups| Singular | descent group |
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