be descended from (someone or something)
be descended from (someone or something)
To be related a particular ancestor or bloodline. Is it true? Is she really descended from Benjamin Franklin? There's no way Marie is descended from Marie Antoinette—the only thing they have in common is their first name! I really am descended from Swedish royalty, I swear!
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be descended from
To be related to (an ancestor) by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation: She claims to be descended from European royalty.
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