兼祧
jiān​tiāo

heir to two branches

  • created sense approved 兼祧 · jiān​tiāo · heir to two branches — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兼祧

    jiān​tiāo

    heir to two branches

    (literary) Under the traditional patriarchal system, a man who acts as the legal heir to two branches of a family at once

    兼 (literal) → 兼 · jiān · to hold concurrently 祧 (literal) → 祧 · tiāo · to inherit

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