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

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

line of descent of a purebred animal

ancestry of a purebred animal

[ Syn: bloodline ]

having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

[ Syn: pedigreed , pureblood , pureblooded , thoroughbred ]