lineage (n.)

  1. the descendants of one individual; his entire lineage has been warriors

    [ Syn: line , line of descent , descent , bloodline , blood line , blood , pedigree , ancestry , origin , parentage , stemma , stock ]

  2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individuals progenitors

    [ Syn: descent , line of descent , filiation ]

  3. the number of lines in a piece of printed material

    [ Syn: linage ]

  4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

    [ Syn: linage ]

  5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

    [ Syn: ancestry , derivation , filiation ]

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