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genealogy Definition

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

noun pl. -·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

genealogy Related Forms

ge′·neal′o·gist noun

genealogy Synonyms

genealogy

n.

derivation, pedigree, parentage, generation, descent, history, family tree, lineage, extraction, begats*; see also family 1.

genealogy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • trace: These web pages are designed to provide some useful resources, mainly for those tracing medieval English genealogy.
  • compile: Among them is Mr. Reginald R.M. King QC, who compiled a comprehensive genealogy of the family.
  • publish: He is the author of The International Politics of the Persian Gulf: A Cultural Genealogy published by Routledge in early 2006.
  • contain: Useful addresses & location of sources The three Devon Record Offices contain the most important genealogy related archives in Devon.

Adjective modifier

  • feminist: To the question: can critical auto/biography double as a feminist genealogy of Quality?
  • Jewish: The flourishing study of Jewish Genealogy takes this form of Jewish networking to the logical extreme.
  • medieval: These web pages are designed to provide some useful resources, mainly for those tracing medieval English genealogy.
  • biblical: The purpose of the biblical genealogies: with special reference to the setting of the genealogies of Jesus.
  • endless: Verse 4 tells us that they were devoting " themselves to myths and endless genealogies.
  • Irish: Guide to Irish Genealogy The legendary Fianna of Ireland were a band of mighty noble warriors.

Preposition: on

Internet: David Hawgood, sometimes in conjunction with Peter Christian, has written a number of small books about genealogy on the internet.

Modifies a noun

  • websites: Peter Christian plants his family tree on one of Britain's most popular genealogy websites, Genes Reunited.
  • program: Several of the genealogy programs come packaged with CD-ROMs of data.
  • site: Many genealogy web sites have " Banners " to draw attention to their site.
  • software: Family Historian Version 3 Calico Pie have just been released the latest version of their best selling genealogy software Family Historian.
  • research: Our Scots - genealogy research service based near Edinburgh.
  • resource: There are also links to many other genealogy resources relating to the two counties.

Preposition: of

family: Unusually he was able to talk through the genealogy of the family.

Noun used with modifier

  • family: The growing interest in family genealogy has been significant in attracting greater numbers.
  • history: Pacific peoples had no system of writing, but a well-developed oral tradition preserved the history genealogy and stories.