GLOSSARY

group of people related to one another by blood or marriage; all the descendants of a common ancestor; a race or group of peoples from a common stock

the ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation.

all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.

come into possession of (something) as a right; receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.

a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.

a thing handed down by a predecessor; something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past

the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

an intense feeling of deep affection.

 a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way

continue to live or exist, especially in spite of  danger or hardship

an abundance of valuable possessions or money; plentiful supplies of a particular resource.