definition of
lineage

[1] #1 lineage n. [line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors". wn

[2] #2 lineage n. [descent, line of descent, filiation] the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. wn

[3] #3 lineage n. [linage] the number of lines in a piece of printed material. wn

[4] #4 lineage n. [linage] a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted. wn

[5] #5 lineage n. [ancestry, derivation, filiation] inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. wn