descendants (noun)
1descendants — noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor (Freq. 1) we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity • Syn: ↑posterity • Hypernyms: ↑biological group * * * n offspring, children, issue, progeny, successors, heirs,… …
2Levis — noun a) descendants of the Israelite tribe of Levi; Levites As the Cohens are descendants of the Tribe of Priests, so the Levis are the tribal descendants of the Levites. [ …
3Qishlaq — noun a tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran According to the Encyclopædia Iranica: Like most present day tribal confederacies in Persia, the Il e Qašqāʾi is a conglomeration of clans of different ethnic origins, Lori, Kurdish,… …
4Qashqai — noun a tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran According to the Encyclopædia Iranica: Like most present day tribal confederacies in Persia, the Il e Qašqāʾi is a conglomeration of clans of different ethnic origins, Lori, Kurdish,… …
5Yailaq — noun a tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran According to the Encyclopædia Iranica: Like most present day tribal confederacies in Persia, the Il e Qašqāʾi is a conglomeration of clans of different ethnic origins, Lori, Kurdish,… …
6Kashka — noun a tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran According to the Encyclopædia Iranica: Like most present day tribal confederacies in Persia, the Il e Qašqāʾi is a conglomeration of clans of different ethnic origins, Lori, Kurdish,… …
7Kashkai — noun a tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran According to the Encyclopædia Iranica: Like most present day tribal confederacies in Persia, the Il e Qašqāʾi is a conglomeration of clans of different ethnic origins, Lori, Kurdish,… …
8general tail — noun : a fee tail estate not restricted to particular descendants of the first owner thereof but designed to pass to all of said owner s descendants so long as such issue is alive …
9child — noun (plural children) 1》 a young human being below the age of full physical development. ↘a son or daughter of any age. 2》 derogatory an immature or irresponsible person. 3》 (children) archaic the descendants of a family or people. Phrases… …
10Neo-Lamarckism — noun a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters • Hypernyms: ↑Lamarckism * * * |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: often capitalized N &… …
