苗びょう裔えい

noun

descendant; scion; offspring

A formal, literary term for a descendant, often used in historical or poetic contexts. In modern Japanese, 子孫 (しそん) is the common equivalent.

• 彼かれは名めい門もんの苗びょう裔えいとして生うまれた。

  He was born as a descendant of a distinguished family.