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estirpe

lineage, stock

noun es-TEER-peh Rare

Origin: from Latin stirps (root, stem)

Also means

ancestry

Usage Note

Estirpe is a formal or literary noun meaning noble descent or family line. It is feminine despite ending in -e, and the plural is regular: estirpes. Writers use it to evoke dynastic heritage — de noble estirpe (of noble lineage) — whereas linaje or familia are the everyday equivalents.

Examples

"Era un guerrero de noble estirpe."

Natural Translation

He was a warrior of noble lineage.

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