descendancy

English

Etymology

descend + -ancy

Noun

descendancy (countable and uncountable, plural descendancies)

  1. (uncountable) The quality or condition of being a descendant.
  2. (countable) Descendants considered collectively.
    • 1989, Ontario Genealogical Society, Families, Volumes 28-29
      His sections in the book include Types of Genealogical Projects (pedigrees, lineages, descendancies, relationships).
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