ramage

[ram-ij]

noun Anthropology.

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

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

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Gallium-absorption was detected in it by Hartley and Ramage in 1889.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century
Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
As soon as he was gone, Ramage opened the door and came out cautiously.
The Orange Girl
Walter Besant
Next, call attention to the conversation overheard by Mr. Ramage.
The Orange Girl
Walter Besant
Mr. Ramage, my own witness, I saw modestly sitting in a corner.
The Orange Girl
Walter Besant
I am now, at the end of several months, beginning to know Ramage fairly well.
Alone
Norman Douglas