Vocabulary

descended

()(そん)である

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Verb

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

先祖から続く血筋に属していること。先祖をたどって行き着く関係にあること。

Examples

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

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