Lineage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lineage is a noun meaning Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Meaning
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
More Meanings
- (press) A number of lines of text in a column.
- A fee or rate paid per line of text.
Example Sentences
Edwards great linage by the mothers ſide, / Fiue hundred yeeres hath helde the ſcepter vp,
[…]; and therefore they were to me now no more than if they had never been of my Linage; […]
They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.
To counterbalance those foreign centinels^([sic]), there mounted guard on the other side of the mirror two stout warders of Scottish lineage; […]
Word Forms
- lineages
- linage
Synonyms for lineage
Depending on context, synonyms include line, stock, descent, pedigree, filiation, ancestry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bloodline, ancestry, filiation, pedigree, parentage, stock.
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