STIRPS


Meaning of STIRPS in English

/sterrps/ , n. , pl. stirpes /sterr"peez/ .

1. a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.

2. Law. a person from whom a family is descended.

3. Biol. Now Rare. a family, superfamily, or permanent variety.

[ 1675-85; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .