stirps
noun pl. stirpes
- family or branch of a family
- Law the person from whom a family or branch of a family is descended
See stirps in American Heritage Dictionary 4
stirps
noun pl. stirpes stir·pes (stûrˈpēz) - A line of descendants of common ancestry; stock.
- Law A person from whom a family is descended.
Origin: Latin, stem, lineage.
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