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- DictionaryLin·e·age/ˈlīnij/
noun
- 1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree: "a Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage"
- 2. a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor: "the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages"
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. Synonyms: genealogy, derivation, parentage, pedigree. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family. Synonyms: clan, tribe.
noun. the descendants of one individual. “his entire lineage has been warriors”. synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock. see more.
1. One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation: ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, genealogy, line, origin, parentage, pedigree, seed, stock. 2. A group of people sharing common ancestry: clan, family, house, kindred, stock, tribe. Idioms: flesh and blood, kith and kin.
3 days ago · lineage in American English. (ˈlɪniɪdʒ) noun. 1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. SYNONYMS 1. pedigree, parentage, derivation, genealogy.
Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
Definition of lineage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lin‧e‧age /ˈlɪni-ɪdʒ/ noun [ countable, uncountable] formal the way in which members of a family are descend ed from other members → line, ancestry a family of ancient lineage Examples from the Corpus lineage • In this respect at least, the procedures reflected those of a lineage or tribal meeting ...
