"descent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- From that time to the present day I can trace my descent without a break.
- The traditional background of these people is often not known, although individuals trace descent from some 43 different tribal groups.
- As corporate groups below mentioned used to exist in history and some people still trace their descent from them.
- It is required that all members of a household should be able to trace their descent from a common ancestor.
- He belonged to a family of Angoumois, which could trace its descent back to the 13th century.
- In a historical sense, it can also means all those who trace descent from a direct maternal ancestor.
- In this case, it means a woman who can trace royal descent from both her paternal and maternal line.
- It was a source of pride to be able to trace one's leaders' descent from a mythological hero or a god.
- To become a king, a prince must be able to trace royal descent both on his paternal and maternal line.
- There are clans, which trace common descent and will occasionally act as corporate entities.
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