What does «prosapia» mean in Spanish?
- Ancestry, lineage. Ancestry of a person, especially if illustrious or aristocratic. Examples of uses: "As the son of a wealthy family, Güemes did not find it difficult to be accepted by the local elite as a chief". "Everyone knows, he said, that I am of high pedigree; my family was of ancestry".
Examples of use in Spanish: "Por su condición de hijo de una familia acaudalada y de prosapia, a Güemes no le costó ser aceptado por la elite local como jefe".
"Todo el mundo sabe, decía, que soy de alta prosapia; mi familia era de abolengo".
"Pertenecía a una familia de ilustre prosapia colonial y patriota".
"apellido de prosapia".
"agradece tu prosapia familiar, te ha ayudado mucho en tus éxitos".
- A team with a good record of successes, wins, etc. Examples of uses: "The Yankees and the Dodgers: it is always interesting to refer to these two teams, as they have the two largest payrolls in the business, yet they have behaved like two second-rate teams, with records inferior to their pedigree". "By prosy, by momentum and by partisan encouragement, Liverpool were a fearsome contender."
Examples of use in Spanish: "Los Yankees y los Dodgers: siempre es interesante referirse a esos dos conjuntos, pues tienen las dos nóminas más voluminosas del negocio, no obstante se han comportado como dos equipos de segunda categoría, con registros inferiores a su prosapia".
"Por prosapia, por impulso y por aliento partidario, el Liverpool era un postulante temible".
- Said of something with an illustrious and aristocratic history.
Examples of use in Spanish: "West Hollywood en la actualidad es reconocido como el barrio gay, pero su prosapia viene de otra época".