Vocabulary

descended

子(し)孫(そん)である

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Verb

Being related to someone from an earlier generation; coming from an ancestor.

先祖(せんぞ)から続(つづ)く血筋(ちすじ)に属(ぞく)していること。先祖(せんぞ)をたどって行(い)き着(つ)く関係(かんけい)にあること。

Examples

  1. She is descended from a famous samurai family.
  2. They claim to be descended from ancient kings.

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