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In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person.
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Both groups are descended from the Early Church, both acknowledge the apostolic succession of each other's bishops, and the validity of each other's sacraments.
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It's worth it for the Pekinese alone -- descended from the pets of emperors, he secretly nurses his "fiery soul".
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The giraffe herd and spider monkey troop at the zoo today are descended from these imports.
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The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat.
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There are many different breeds that have descended from the original tumbler stocks.
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Chiefs invariably descended from other chiefs, although chieftainship was not the exclusive right of the first-born son of the previous chief.
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This suggests that the anomalocaridid group is in fact paraphyleticthat is, that the arthropods are descended from anomalocaridids.
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The chronicle, therefore, may have been composed to further legitimise king's descended from lfr.
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He was descended from lines of farmers, parsons and evangelists with the occasional adventurer amongst his forebears, as well.
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