descentgrouping
nounUK /dɪˈsɛnt ˌɡruːpɪŋ/
US /dɪˈsɛnt ˌɡruːpɪŋ/
A group of people who are related because they come from the same family long ago.
In the village, everyone belongs to a descent grouping that shares the same great-grandparents.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The way a society organizes people into groups based on shared ancestors.
Anthropologists studied the descent grouping of the island community.
3. A category in kinship studies for tracing family ties through parents.
The course covered descent grouping and marriage rules.
4. A social unit formed by people who claim a common origin.
The descent grouping held a reunion every summer.