"descendancy" meaning in English

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          "text": "The principal concern of the priestly writers was to legitimate the role of Aaron by demonstrating his descendancy from the priestly lineage of Levi.",
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        "The quality or condition of being a descendant."
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        "(uncountable) The quality or condition of being a descendant."
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          "ref": "1989, Ontario Genealogical Society, Families, Volumes 28-29",
          "text": "His sections in the book include Types of Genealogical Projects (pedigrees, lineages, descendancies, relationships)."
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        "Descendants considered collectively."
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        "(countable) Descendants considered collectively."
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        "The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control."
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        "(uncountable) The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control."
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        "(uncountable) The quality or condition of being a descendant."
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