LINEAGE

ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation

(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

(noun) the descendants of one individual; “his entire lineage has been warriors”

linage, lineage

(noun) a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

linage, lineage

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

descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation

(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lineage (plural lineages)

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

(advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"e*age, n. Etym: [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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