lineage
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
lineage
ancestry, pedigree, parentage, genealogy
Not to be confused with:
linage – the number of printed lines; the amount charged (or paid) per printed line
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
lin·e·age 1
(lĭn′ē-ĭj)n.
1.
a. Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
b. Derivation.
2. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
[Middle English linage, lineage, from Old French lignage, from ligne, line; see line1.]
line·age 2
(lī′nĭj)n.
Variant of linage.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
lineage
(ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ)n
1. direct descent from an ancestor, esp a line of descendants from one ancestor
2. a less common word for derivation
[C14: from Old French lignage, from Latin līnea line1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
lin•e•age1
(ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ)n.
1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry.
2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race.
[1275–1325; Middle English linage < Anglo-French; Old French lignage < Vulgar Latin *līneāticum; see line1, -age]
lin•e•age2
(ˈlɪ nɪdʒ)n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
lineage
line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.
See also: Relationship-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  lineage - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"blood line, bloodline, ancestry, pedigree, stemma, line of descent, parentage, blood, origin, descent, stock, line kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin |
| 2. | lineage - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption bilateral descent - line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family | |
| 3. | lineage - the number of lines in a piece of printed material number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | |
| 4. | lineage - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" | |
| 5. |  lineage - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodlinehereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
lineage
noun descent, family, line, succession, house, stock, birth, breed, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, forebears, progeny, heredity, forefathers, genealogy They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
lineage
noun1. One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:
2. A group of people sharing common ancestry:
Idioms: flesh and blood, kith and kin.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
نَسَب، سُلالَه
rodokmen
afstamning
ætt, beinn ættleggur
soysülâle
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lineage
1Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
line1
(lain) noun1. (a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc. She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.
2. a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe. She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.
3. outline or shape especially relating to length or direction. The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.
4. a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.
5. a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other. The children stood in a line; a line of trees.
6. a short letter. I'll drop him a line.
7. a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family. a line of kings.
8. a track or direction. He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.
9. the railway or a single track of the railway. Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.
10. a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another. a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.
11. a row of written or printed words. The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.
12. a regular service of ships, aircraft etc. a shipping line.
13. a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc. This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.
14. an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight. fighting in the front line.
verb1. to form lines along. Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.
2. to mark with lines.
lineage (ˈliniidʒ) noun ancestry.
linear (ˈliniə) adjective of, consisting of or like a line or lines.
lined adjective having lines. lined paper; a lined face.
ˈliner noun a ship or aircraft of a regular line or company. They sailed to America in a large liner.
lines noun plural the words an actor has to say. He had difficulty remembering his lines.
ˈlinesman (ˈlainz-) noun in sport, a judge or umpire at a boundary line.
hard lines! bad luck!.
in line for likely to get or to be given something. He is in line for promotion.
in/out of line with in or out of agreement with. His views are out of line with those of his colleagues.
line up1. to form a line. The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.
2. to collect and arrange in readiness. We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun ˈline-up).
read between the lines to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lineage
n estirpe f; myeloid (lymphoid, B, T, etc.) — estirpe mieloide (linfoide, B, T, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.