Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. functional concepts (general)

Anotations

Scope note:

Originally used in reference to sailing vessls, now used to refer to the state of people having come from a certain place. One common example of usage is when cataloging biographical information, the term is used to refer to a place where a person resided early in life, when the birth place is unknown or uncertain.