stirps


stirps

S0765300 (stûrps)n. pl. stir·pes (stûr′pēz) 1. A line of descendants of common ancestry; stock.2. Law A person from whom a family is descended.
[Latin, stem, lineage.]

stirps

(stɜːps) n, pl stirpes (ˈstɜːpiːz) 1. (Heraldry) genealogy a line of descendants from an ancestor; stock or strain2. (Botany) botany a race or variety, esp one in which the characters are maintained by cultivation[C17: from Latin: root, family origin]

stirps

(stɜrps)

n., pl. stir•pes (ˈstɜr piz) 1. a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent. 2. Law. a person from whom a family is descended. [1675–85; < Latin: rootstock, trunk]