ramage

[ ram-ij ]

/ ˈræm ɪdʒ /

noun Anthropology.

a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.

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Origin of ramage

1610–20, in sense “the branches of a tree” (1936 in this sense); < French, equivalent to ram- (Old French ram, raim) branch (< Latin rāmus) + -age -age

Words nearby ramage

rama, rama ix, ramachandra, ramada, ramadan, ramage, ramakrishna, ramal, ramallah, ramamorph, raman

Example sentences from the Web for ramage

She resolved to go into the City to Ramage and ask for his advice.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells
Ramage pursed his rather loose lips and shrugged his shoulders, with his eyes fixed steadily upon her.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells
She saw, twenty yards down the platform, the shiny hat and broad back and inimitable swagger of Ramage.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells
She wanted first of all to fling the forty pounds back into Ramage's face.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells

If she mentioned Ramage he might have a fit—anything might happen.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells