Sublineage
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A subordinate part of a lineage
"At that time, before sublineation had become significant for the local group, banishment would have amounted to dismissing a troublesome individual and his wife and children, rather than an entire sublineage consisting of several families ..."
Example
More examples"At that time, before sublineation had become significant for the local group, banishment would have amounted to dismissing a troublesome individual and his wife and children, rather than an entire sublineage consisting of several families ..."
Etymology
From sub- + lineage.
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