尊そん属ぞく

noun

ascendant; direct ancestor

Legal term for a direct ancestor, such as a parent or grandparent. Often contrasted with 卑属 (descendant).

See also: 卑属

• 民みん法ぽうでは、尊そん属ぞくとは父ふ母ぼや祖そ父ふ母ぼなど直ちょっ系けいの先せん祖ぞを指さす。

  In civil law, 'sonzoku' refers to direct ancestors such as parents and grandparents.

• 尊そん属ぞく殺さつ人じんは、かつて刑けい法ほうで重おもく罰ばっせられていた。

  The murder of an ascendant was once severely punished under the criminal code.