STIRPES

Etymology

Noun

stirpes

plural of stirps

plural of stirp

Noun

stirpes pl (plural only)

(legal) branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes.

Anagrams

• Prestis, Sprites, persist, priests, respits, sitreps, spriest, sprites, stripes

Source: Wiktionary


STIRPS

Stirps, n.; pl. Stirpes. Etym: [L., stem, stock.]

1. (Law)

Definition: Stock; race; family. Blackstone.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A race, or a fixed and permanent variety.

STIRP

Stirp, n. Etym: [L. stirps, stirpis.]

Definition: Stock; race; family. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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