Definition of Lineage

Noun: lineage li-nee-ij

The descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors";
- line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- descent, line of descent, filiation
The number of lines in a piece of printed material
- linage
A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
- linage
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- ancestry, derivation, filiation