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Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.

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  1. a. Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
  2. Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor. [R.] The threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, and professional was ascertained. Gibbon.
  3. Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from anancestor. [R.]The threefold distinction of profectitious, adventitious, andprofessional was ascertained. Gibbon.