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stirps (stʉrps)

noun pl. stir′·pes′stʉr′pēz′

  1. family or branch of a family
  2. Law the person from whom a family or branch of a family is descended

Etymology: L, lit., a stalk, trunk, root < IE base *ster-, rigid, stiff, stare

stirps Law Definition

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Latin

A branch of a family or of the family tree. See also per stirpes.