Bilateral-descent Definition

noun

Descent traced from all biological descendants, regardless of sex and side of the family.

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Descent traced from an ancestor, regardless of sex and side of the family of the intervening generations.

Only by bilateral descent is a boy related to his mother's grandfather.

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Other Word Forms of Bilateral-descent

Singular:

bilateral-descent

Plural:

bilateral-descents

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