Gen′e‐al″o‐gy (?), n.; pl.Genealogies (#). [OE. genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. généalogie, L. genealogia, fr. Gr. �; � birth, race, descent (akin to L. genus) + � discourse.]
1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
2. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.