She used the elder branch for a measure.

I could, therefore, expect a higher rank, and who knows what might have happened had the elder branch remained on the throne?

However, by the extinction of the elder branch, the admiral became head of the family.

The practical capital of the elder branch was Béziers.

However, by the end of the 16th century, the elder branch of the family died out for lack of a male heir.

"She, too, is of the male line, and of the elder branch," Sir Guy said.

He was a member of the Trencavel family, ruling the lands of the elder branch.

The Patankar family was originally in two branches, of which the elder branch alone flourished.

The elder branch is one of the few prosperous Maratha families in the district.

The elder branch of Scheiffart de Merode, died in 1733.