stirps (plural stirpes)
A branch of a family.
A progenitor of a branch of a family.
(zoology, botany) A superfamily of animals or plants.
stirps
plural of stirp
• spirts, sprits, strips
Source: Wiktionary
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, n. Etym: [L. stirps, stirpis.]
Definition: Stock; race; family. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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