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Sine prole superstite
“Without surviving offspring.”
Genealogical Latin term
Translation
What does “Sine prole superstite” mean?
Sine prole superstite translates as “Without surviving offspring.”
Used in family trees and legal records for someone whose children all died before them.
Origin
The story behind it
A genealogical and legal term, often abbreviated s.p.s., used alongside ‘sine prole’ (s.p.) to record lines of descent that came to an end.
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- Latin
- Sine prole superstite
- English
- Without surviving offspring.
- Source
- Genealogical Latin term
- Era
- Early Modern
- Theme
- Family
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