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English 8 Unit 4
Definition | Term |
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something that relates to a mother or father | parental |
the male ruler of a clan or family | patriarch |
something left to future generations | posterity |
something that refers to a mother or motherhood | maternal |
the offspring of a specific ancestor | descendant |
property or a characteristic received from a parent or ancestor | inheritance |
people who are at the same stage of descent | generation |
two or more individuals having the same parents | sibling |
a female ruler of a clan or family | matriarch |
direct descent from a particular ancestor, or all of the descendants of a common ancestor | lineage |