stirps
/stɜrps/
noun
- Plural of stirp; lines of descent or ancestral stocks.
- Different stirps contributed to the region's cultural heritage.
- The study compared the stirps of several noble families.
- The museum displayed a chart showing the stirps of the ancient rulers.
- In law, a branch of a family; used in inheritance to refer to the descendants of a particular ancestor.
- Each stirps received an equal share of the inheritance.
- The estate was divided among the stirps of the deceased.
- The will specified that property should go to the stirps, not to individuals by name.