Lineage - Definition
lineage
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree,
ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
2: the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent,
lineage, filiation]
3: the number of lines in a piece of printed material [syn:
linage, lineage]
4: a rate of payment for written material that is measured
according to the number of lines submitted [syn: linage,
lineage]
5: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
[syn: ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation]