Stirps
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Stirps — Stirps, n.; pl. {Stirpes}. [L., stem, stock.] 1. (Law) Stock; race; family. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A race, or a fixed and permanent variety. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stirps — I index ancestry, family (common ancestry) II index issue (progeny), lineage … Law dictionary
Stirps — (lat.), der Stamm, das Geschlecht (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
stirps — [stʉrps] n. pl. stirpes [stʉr′pēz΄] [L, lit., a stalk, trunk, root < IE base * ster , rigid, stiff, STARE] 1. family or branch of a family 2. Law the person from whom a family or branch of a family is descended … English World dictionary
Stirps, stirpes — Stirps, stirpes, lat., 1) die vom Stammvater in gerader Linie Abstammenden, z.B. Erbfolge in stirpem oder ex stirpibus. 2) Geschlechtsstamm, Familie (genus) … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
stirps — /sterrps/, n., pl. stirpes /sterr peez/. 1. a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent. 2. Law. a person from whom a family is descended. 3. Biol. Now Rare. a family, superfamily, or permanent variety. [1675 85; < L: rootstock, trunk] … Universalium
stirps — noun a) A branch of a family. b) A progenitor of a branch of a family. See Also: stirp, stirpes … Wiktionary
stirps — Synonyms and related words: affiliation, animal kingdom, apparentation, birth, blood, bloodline, branch, breed, brood, clan, class, common ancestry, consanguinity, deme, derivation, descent, direct line, distaff side, extraction, family, female… … Moby Thesaurus
stirps — stÉœrps /stÉœËps n. family, line of descent; ancestor of a family (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
stirps — [[t]stɜrps[/t]] n. pl. stir•pes [[t]ˈstɜr piz[/t]] 1) a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent 2) law Law. a person from whom a family is descended • Etymology: 1675–85; < L: rootstock, trunk … From formal English to slang
