lineage
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ noun
Forms lineages linage
- noun Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- noun (press) A number of lines of text in a column.
- noun A fee or rate paid per line of text.
Synonyms
line line of descent descent bloodline blood line blood pedigree ancestry origin parentage stemma stock filiation linage derivation
Etymology
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Etymology [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “lineage”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details