line of descent
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They were generally non-elite because they could not trace their genealogy in a line of descent from Shirazi Muslims.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The female line of descent was therefore crucial to proving that one was a free person.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020
A number of Capote’s reported works were methodologically in the line of descent from “Hiroshima,” culminating with “In Cold Blood,” which The New Yorker excerpted at great length in 1965.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
Elaine Castillo’s debut novel, “America Is Not the Heart,” with its echoing title, draws a clear line of descent from Bulosan’s testament.
From New York Times • May 2, 2018
It’s a common fallacy to envision these species as arranged in a straight line of descent, with Ergaster begetting Erectus, Erectus begetting the Neanderthals, and the Neanderthals evolving into us.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
