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Genealogy
The study of families and family history.
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christening
Genealogy; Family ancestry
Christian ceremony of baptizing and giving a name to an infant. See also baptism.
testate
Genealogy; Family ancestry
Adjective, having left a valid will. When he has died testate, or leaving a will that has been probated, the property passes by devise to the person or persons so designated in ...
burial record
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A formal account normally kept by a church of burials that occurred in their congregation. Besides the names of the deceased, it may contain the age of the person at death, their ...
stepchild
Genealogy; Family ancestry
The child of a person's spouse by a previous marriage; stepdaughter or stepson.
tithe
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment.
will
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A legal statement of a person's wishes concerning the disposal of his or her property after death.
Sub-categories
- Family ancestry (1996)