Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Today's word

distaff /DISS-taff/ - 1a. related through a mother  b. inherited or derived from the female parent  2. female
I've heard some say that Jewish lineage was passed down this way, though I haven't ever really investigated this. I have encountered this word before, and it seems as if I must have known its meaning once, but I didn't recall it.

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