| 单词 | lateral branch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslateral branch lateral branch n. (with reference to a family) a branch descended from a brother or sister of a person in the direct line of descent; cf. collateral adj. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > stock, race, or family > [noun] > branch > collateral branch by-channel1628 offshoot1710 offset1711 lateral branch1869 1869 Putnam's Mag. Apr. 505/1 Why give us a labored history of the Halleck, Hallock, or Holyoke pedigree, with all the lateral branches? 1888 W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life & Corr. M. Cutler I. vii. 289 He has but one son, whose name is Jesse, which has been much of a family name in the lateral branches. 2002 Evening Standard (Nexis) 24 Oct. 47 Maud herself is a relative of LaMotte by some vague lateral branch of the family. < as lemmas |
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