Lineage definition

Lineage

Topics Lineage Definition

WordNet

(1) Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

(2) The descendants of one individual

"His entire lineage has been warriors"

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

(4) The number of lines in a piece of printed material

(5) The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

WiktionaryText

From , from , from , from ; see line.

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
A number of lines of text in a column.
- 1927, William Leonard Crum, Advertising Fluctuations, Seasonal and Cyclical
  
  Total newspaper advertising lineage in the North Atlantic region