lineage
/lˈɪniʌdʒ/
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Definitions
Noun
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Noun
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors
Noun
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
Noun
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
Noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Synonyms
ancestry
blood
blood line
bloodline
derivation
descent
filiation
linage
line
line of descent
origin
parentage
pedigree
stemma
stock
More General Terms
charge per unit
family relationship
family tree
genealogy
hereditary pattern
inheritance
kinship
number
rate
relationship
More Specific Terms
bilateral descent
bloodline
descent
extraction
family
family line
folk
kinfolk
kinsfolk
origin
pedigree
phratry
sept
side
unilateral descent