also: ばつえい
noun
Refers to a person who is descended from a particular ancestor, family, or lineage. Often used in historical or genealogical contexts.
彼は有名な武将の末裔だと言われている。
He is said to be a descendant of a famous warlord.
この
Descendants of former nobility still live in this village.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling sometimes used when the second kanji is considered difficult or uncommon.
Compound of 末 (matsu, 'end, tip') and 裔 (ei, 'descendant'). The reading ばつえい uses the kan-on reading of 末.