Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lineage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I
sprung, from me are hidden yet. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}, {stock}]
2: the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's 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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