lineage

Noun
Synonyms: lineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryoriginparentagestemmastock

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. the descendants of one individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”Synonyms: lineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryoriginparentagestemmastock
  2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitorsSynonyms: descentline of descentfiliation
  3. the number of lines in a piece of printed materialSynonyms: linage
  4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submittedSynonyms: linage
  5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodlineSynonyms: ancestryderivationfiliation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lineage \Lin"e*age\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.] Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. [1913 Webster]

Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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