line of descent

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noun

1. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
• Syn:
descent, lineage, filiation
• Derivationally related forms:
filiate (for: filiation), descend (for: descent)
• Hypernyms:
kinship, family relationship, relationship
• Hyponyms:
bilateral descent, unilateral descent
2. the descendants of one individual
- his entire lineage has been warriors
• Syn:
lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line,
blood line, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage,
stemma, stock
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parentage), descend (for: descent), lineal (for: line)
• Hypernyms:
genealogy, family tree
• Hyponyms:
family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk,
sept, phratry, side