lineage
1[ lin-ee-ij ]
noun
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims.
the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family.
Origin of lineage
1Other words for lineage
Words that may be confused with lineage
- linage, lineage
Other definitions for lineage (2 of 2)
lineage2
[ lahy-nij ]
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lineage (1 of 2)
lineage1
/ (ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ) /
noun
direct descent from an ancestor, esp a line of descendants from one ancestor
a less common word for derivation
Origin of lineage
1C14: from Old French lignage, from Latin līnea line 1
British Dictionary definitions for lineage (2 of 2)
lineage2
/ (ˈlaɪnɪdʒ) /
noun
a variant spelling of linage
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