Definition of lineage

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Definition of lineage

  • the number of lines in a piece of printed material (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. linage
  • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ancestry
    2. derivation
    3. filiation
  • the descendants of one individual (noun)

    Examples

    1. his entire lineage has been warriors

    Synonyms

    1. ancestry
    2. blood
    3. blood line
    4. bloodline
    5. descent
    6. line
    7. line of descent
    8. origin
    9. parentage
    10. pedigree
    11. stemma
    12. stock
  • a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. linage
  • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. descent
    2. filiation
    3. line of descent

See definition of lineage in Merriam Webster