lineage meaning and definition

LINEAGE noun

Definition of lineage (noun)

1. 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
2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
   • synonyms: descent, filiation, line of descent
3. the number of lines in a piece of printed material
   • synonyms: linage
4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
   • synonyms: linage
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
   • synonyms: ancestry, derivation, filiation