卑ひ属ぞく

noun

lineal descendant; descendant in the direct line

Legal term for a person who is a direct descendant, such as a child or grandchild. Contrasts with 尊属 (そんぞく, ascendant).

See also: 尊属

• 民みん法ぽうでは、卑ひ属ぞくは相そう続ぞく人にんとなる。

  Under the Civil Code, lineal descendants become heirs.

• 尊そん属ぞくと卑ひ属ぞくの関かん係けいを図ずに示しめす。

  Show the relationship between ascendants and descendants in a diagram.