genealogies

Variant of genealogy

genealogy definition

ge·neal·ogy (jē′nē äl′ə jē, -al′-; jen′ē-)

noun pl. genealogies -·gies

  1. a chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors
  2. the science or study of family descent
  3. descent from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage

Etymology: ME genelogi < OFr genealogie < LL genealogia < Gr < genea, race, descent (akin to genos: see genus) + -logia, -logy

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