1 a a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. b an account or exposition of this.
2 the study and investigation of lines of descent.
3 a plant's or animal's line of development from earlier forms.
Derivatives:
genealogist n. genealogize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).
Etymology: ME f. OF genealogie f. LL genealogia f. Gk genealogia f. genea race
Useful english dictionary. 2012.