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lineage

/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/noun3 syllables

Lineage means: the hereditary derivation of an individual.

Synonyms for lineage15

noun, as in the hereditary derivation of an individual

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

noun, as in the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

descent, line of descent, filiation

noun, as in inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

ancestry, derivation, filiation

noun, as in the number of lines in a piece of printed material

linage

noun, as in a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

linage

What does lineage mean?5

noun

1

the hereditary derivation of an individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”

2

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

3

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

4

the number of lines in a piece of printed material

5

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Lineage in a sentence

  • The young rabbi often brags about his lineage.AlanF_US
  • An aristocratic title is only inherited via the male lineage.AlanF_US
  • The one with the sophisticated beret is actually an aristocrat of ancient lineage.Luornu
  • Speaking a language or living somewhere doesn't mean belonging to a certain genetic lineage.rul
  • Pray, of what land or lineage should I rightly call you?mhenderson5
  • A skin color is not a lineage.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of lineage

as a noun

plural
lineages