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  • 71Charnel ground — An article related to Hinduism …

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  • 72Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria — Total population 212 Regions with significant populations United States (California) Languages English, Pomoan languages Related ethnic groups …

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  • 73Chumash — Rafael, un Chumash, en Soxtonoxmu, Santa Ynez, a finales del siglo XIX. Población total 4.032 Idioma …

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  • 74Croy and Dalcross —    CROY and DALCROSS, a parish, partly in the county of Nairn, but chiefly in that of Inverness, 7 miles (S. W.) from Nairn; containing 1684 inhabitants. The etymology of the name of Croy is altogether uncertain: the word Dalcross is derived from …

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  • 75ancestor — ancestor, progenitor, forefather, forebear mean a person from whom one is descended. Ancestor, especially in genealogical and in historical use, implies lineal descent through one’s father or mother {he had three ancestors who were judges} but it …

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  • 76lineage — I lin•e•age [[t]ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry 2) the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME linage < AF; OF lignage < VL *līneāticum; see line I, age II… …

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  • 77patrilineage — pat•ri•lin•e•age [[t]ˌpæ trəˈlɪn i ɪdʒ, ˌpeɪ [/t]] n. ant lineal descent traced through the male line • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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  • 78lineage — I. /ˈlɪniɪdʒ / (say lineeij) noun 1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; a family; a people. {line(al) + age; replacing Middle English linage, from Old French lignage, from …

  • 79fee tail — A legal or equitable estate in which lands and tenements are given to one and the heirs of his body begotten, in other words, an estate of inheritance which is to pass by lineal descent only. 19 Am J2d Est § 45. An estate resulting from the… …

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  • 80lineage — n. lineal descent; ancestry, pedigree. Etymology: ME f. OF linage, lignage f. Rmc f. L linea LINE(1) …

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