genealogy
UK /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ US /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
2
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
3
The study, and formal recording of such descents.
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