ancestry

Noun

WordNet 3.0

the descendants of one individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”Synonyms: lineage line line of descent descent bloodline blood line blood pedigree origin parentage stemma stock
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodlineSynonyms: lineage derivation filiation

Ancestry \An"ces*try\, n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See Ancestor.]

1.Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. [1913 Webster]

Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

2.A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. [1913 Webster]