English Explanatory Dictionary

stirpes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of stirps
  2. plural of stirp
noun
  1. branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes.

Word forms

stirpes

Etymology

From Latin stirpēs, a plural and a collateral form of stirps (“rootstock”).

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