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.
Observed surface forms (2)
- hereditary society ×1
- religious lineage group ×1
Instances (3)
- United Daughters of the Confederacy
- Society of the Cincinnati via concept surface "hereditary society"
- Sayyids via concept surface "religious lineage group"