Stirpes

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of stirps form-of, plural
  2. 2
    branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    plural of stirp form-of, plural

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Etymology

From Latin stirpēs, a plural and a collateral form of stirps (“rootstock”).

Related phrases

per stirpes

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