The plural of genealogy; multiple family histories, lineages, or accounts of ancestry and descent.
Plural form of 'genealogy,' from Greek 'genealogia' (account of descent). The word entered English in the 14th century to describe family records and ancestral accounts.
The Bible contains genealogies stretching back generations—'begat, begat, begat'—which shows how important these records were to ancient cultures tracking family and authority.
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