English dictionary

lineage

/'l/I/n/i//I//dZ/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the descendants of one individual

noun.group

Examples
His entire lineage has been warriors.

Synonyms ancestry blood blood line bloodline descent line line of descent origin parentage pedigree stemma stock

Source: WordNet 3.0
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

noun.linkdef

Synonyms descent filiation line of descent

Source: WordNet 3.0
the number of lines in a piece of printed material

noun.quantity

Synonyms linage

Source: WordNet 3.0
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

noun.possession

Source: WordNet 3.0
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

noun.attribute

Synonyms ancestry derivation filiation

Source: WordNet 3.0
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

noun

Source: webster1913