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ginealach — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • genealogy noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  • lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.

Senses

ginealach is used for these senses in English:

  • genealogy (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  • lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

genealogy — full definition

  1. noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
  2. noun A chart or record that maps out this ancestry, such as a family tree.
  3. noun The study of family histories and lines of descent as a discipline.

Related Irish words