- root of descent
- The same as "stock of descent." Root of title. The document with which an abstract of title properly commences
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
root of descent
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root — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, accidence, acclaim, affix, affixation, allomorph, ancestors, anchor, antecedents, applaud, base, basis, beat the bushes, bed, bed on, bedrock, beginning, birthplace, boost, bottom, bottom on, bound… … Moby Thesaurus
Root and branch — Branch Branch, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
root — I n 1.Anat., Zool. radix, Bot. radicle, Bot. rootlet, Bot. taprot, Bot. rhizome, Bot. rootstock; Bot. tuber, Bot. bulb, Bot. bulbil, earthnut, groundnut. 2. base, foundation, basis, seat, foot, footing, sub structure, lower part, bottom, downside … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
root — A stock of descent, an ancestor in whom a succession of inheritance begins … Ballentine's law dictionary
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