lineage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the descendants of one individual
    pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
    • his entire lineage has been warriors
  2. noun the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
    filiation; line of descent; descent.
  3. noun the number of lines in a piece of printed material
    linage.
  4. noun a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
    linage.
  5. noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    filiation; ancestry; derivation.

WordNet

Lin"e*age noun
Etymology
OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.
Definitions
  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
    Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. Spenser.

Webster 1913