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Genealogy vs Ancestry - What's the difference?

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Genealogy is a related term of ancestry.


As nouns the difference between genealogy and ancestry

is that genealogy is (countable) the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree while ancestry is condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

genealogy

English

(wikipedia genealogy) (wikiversity genealogy lecture)

Alternative forms

* geneology (common misspelling)

Noun

  • (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  • (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
  • (uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

    • Synonyms

    * pedigree

    Related terms

    * genealogical * genealogically * genealogist

    See also

    * family history

    ancestry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ancestrie (obsolete) * auncestrie (obsolete) * auncestry (obsolete)

    Noun

    (ancestries)
  • Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
    • Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison.
  • A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.

    • Related terms

    * ancestor