ancestral descent
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ancestral estates — are such as are transmitted by descent, and not by purchase; or such as are acquired either by descent or by operation of law. Realty which came to the intestate by descent or devise from a dead ancestor or by deed of actual gift from a living… … Black's law dictionary
ancestral estates — are such as are transmitted by descent, and not by purchase; or such as are acquired either by descent or by operation of law. Realty which came to the intestate by descent or devise from a dead ancestor or by deed of actual gift from a living… … Black's law dictionary
Descent from Adam and Eve — is the belief that every human being on Earth is a descendant of Adam and Eve.[1] Some adherents claim to have traced their lineage through generations of descendants back to Adam and Eve.[2][3][4][5] … Wikipedia
ancestral estate — An estate the title to which has been acquired by descent, and which, under the common law rule, at least the common law rule in England, should be kept in the line of the ancestor by whom it was brought into the family, so that descent of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
descent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descente, from Anglo French descendre Date: 14th century 1. a. derivation from an ancestor ; birth, lineage < of French descent > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
DESCENT GROUP — The important constituent part of Etruscan social structure, which represented the family through time and was extensively celebrated in ancestral cults. Studies of burial groups may give an indication of the precise formation of the descent… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
ancestral property — Property acquired by descent. Gray v Chapman, 114 Okla 66, 243 P 522. See ancestral estate … Ballentine's law dictionary
descent — 1. SYN: descensus. 2. In obstetrics, the passage of the presenting part of the fetus into and through the birth canal. [L. descensus] * * * de·scent di sent n 1) the act or process of des … Medical dictionary
descent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion downward Nouns 1. descent, descension (rare), declension, declination, inclination, fall; falling, drop, subsidence, lapse; comedown. 2. downfall, tumble, slip, cropper, stumble, nosedive, crash… … English dictionary for students
Evidence of common descent — The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed, supporting the modern… … Wikipedia
