| 单词 | direct ancestor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdirect ancestor b. Of succession: Proceeding in an unbroken line from father to son, or the converse; lineal, as opposed to collateral; as a direct heir or direct ancestor. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > lineage or descent > [adjective] > in direct line rightc1330 lineal1426 direct1548 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xxiv Edmonde Mortimer..then next and direct heire of England and of Fraunce. 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 117 The last King of Portugall, in whom ended the direct masculine line. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Warw. 126 Sir James Drax, a direct descendant from the Heirs-male. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Heirs in a direct Line always precede those in the Collateral Lines. < as lemmas |
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