descent group

noun

A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundescent group (plural descent groups)

plural descent groups

  1. anthropologyA group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.
Cite this entry
APA

descent group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descent%20group

MLA

“descent group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descent%20group. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descent group,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descent%20group.

Source: descent group on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.