stirps
stirpsnoun
pl. stir′pes·- family or branch of a family
- Law the person from whom a family or branch of a family is descended
Origin of stirps
L, literally , a stalk, trunk, root from Indo-European base an unverified form ster-, rigid, stiff, stare
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stirps
noun
pl. stir·pes,- A line of descendants of common ancestry; stock.
- Law A person from whom a family is descended.
Origin of stirps
Latin stem, lineage
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(plural stirpes)
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stirps - Legal Definition
n
Latin
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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