descendence

[US]/dɪˈsɛndəns/
[UK]/dɪˈsɛndəns/

Translation

n.the state or quality of descending; lineage or ancestry

Phrases & Collocations

direct descendence

royal descendence

family descendence

tracing descendence

noble descendence

Example Sentences

the prince traced his lineal descendence back to the founding monarch of the kingdom.

her family boasts a noble descendence spanning over five centuries of distinguished service.

the anthropologist researched the ethnic descendence of the indigenous mountain tribes.

scientists analyzed the genetic descendence of the ancient civilization through dna evidence.

the official documents proved his direct descendence from the legendary war general.

many eastern cultures place great importance on maintaining ancestral descendence records.

the royal family maintains strict requirements regarding pure blood descendence for marriage.

she explored her family's cultural descendence and traditional customs during her research.

the museum exhibit traced the artistic descendence of paintings from the renaissance period.

his legitimate claim to the throne depended entirely on verifiable royal descendence.

the linguist studied the historical descendence of words across different language families.

the dog breeder carefully documented the pure descendence of the champion bloodline.

they traced their religious descendence back to the original founders of the faith.

the philosopher examined the intellectual descendence of modern political theories.

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