stirpes
Noun. (legal) branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression '''per stirpes'''. (plural of, stirps) .This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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