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Webster 1913 Edition

Genealogy

Genˊe-al′o-gy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Genealogies
(#)
.
[OE.
genealogi
,
genelogie
, OF.
genelogie
, F.
généalogie
, L.
genealogia
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] birth, race, descent (akin to L.
genus
) + [GREEK] discourse.]
1.
An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
2.
Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.

Webster 1828 Edition

Genealogy

GENEAL'OGY

,
Noun.
[L. genealogia; Gr. race, and discourse; Eng. kind.]
1.
An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession.
2.
Pedigree; lineage; regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor.

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