cnēoris

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cnēoris, f.n: a generation, race, tribe, family. (K’NAY-oh-riss / ˈkneːɔ-rɪs)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a tree growing out of the body of a man reclined on the ground; flowers and holy people are interspersed in the branches, and a dove descends into the tree from above.
Shaftesbury Psalter; England, 12th century; British Library, Lansdowne 383. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]

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