lineage society
C5273
concept
A lineage society is a social organization in which membership, identity, inheritance, and political authority are structured primarily around descent from a common ancestor, forming enduring kin-based groups.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lineage society canonical | 7 |
| historical lineage | 6 |
| hereditary society | 5 |
| hereditary organization | 3 |
| human lineage | 3 |
| religious lineage group | 2 |
| lineage institution | 1 |
| matrilineal social division | 1 |
| rishi lineage | 1 |
| veterans’ lineage society | 1 |
| yangban lineage | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lineage society
Generated description
A lineage society is a social organization in which membership, identity, inheritance, and political authority are structured primarily around descent from a common ancestor, forming enduring kin-based groups.
Instances (28)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Monticello Association | hereditary organization |
| Military Order of the Stars and Bars | — |
| Military Order of the World Wars | hereditary society |
| Daughters of the American Revolution | — |
| López family line | human lineage |
| United Daughters of the Confederacy | — |
| Bradford family | historical lineage |
| Sons of Confederate Veterans | hereditary organization |
| Sadaat-e-Amroha | religious lineage group |
| turkey clan | matrilineal social division |
| Society of the Cincinnati | hereditary society |
| Order of the Cincinnati | hereditary society |
| Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York | hereditary society |
| Bhrigu sages | rishi lineage |
| MOSB | — |
| Wynne family | historical lineage |
| Ratton family | historical lineage |
| Huizhou ancestral halls | lineage institution |
| Daughters of the American Revolution | — |
| Andong Kim clan | yangban lineage |
| Gardner family | human lineage |
| Sayyids | religious lineage group |
| Almeida family (Colombia) | historical lineage |
| Simmons family (Goose Creek) | historical lineage |
| Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic | hereditary society |
| Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War | hereditary organization |
| Luttrell family | historical lineage |
| Fall family | human lineage |