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Genealogy
The study of families and family history.
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bond
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A contract to carry out specific duties, which if not performed satisfactorily, a penalty may be paid.
indenture
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time.
probate
Genealogy; Family ancestry
1. E action or process of proving in a court of law that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is ...
genealogist
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A person who pursues the science or study of family descent. A professional genealogist is one who compiles family histories and genealogies for clients for a fee.
widow
Genealogy; Family ancestry
A woman whose husband has died; particularly such a woman who has not yet remarried.
pedigree
Genealogy; Family ancestry
1. A list of ancestors; record of ancestry; family tree 2. Descent; lineage; ancestry 3. A recorded or known line of descent.
Sub-categories
- Family ancestry (1996)