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- Dictionarylineage/ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree: "a Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage"
- 2. a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor: "the chimpanzee and gorilla lineages"
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LINEAGE definition: 1. the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long…. Learn more.
The meaning of LINEAGE is descent in a line from a common progenitor. How to use lineage in a sentence.
LINEAGE meaning: 1. the members of a person's family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long…. Learn more.
Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended.
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.
The word lineage is used to describe everyone who descends from a particular ancestor. Mozart had six children, but none of them had children of their own, so the composer’s lineage ended after one generation.
Definition of lineage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lineage Definition. lĭnē-ĭj. lineages. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. lineages. Direct descent from an ancestor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ancestry; family; stock. Webster's New World. Derivation. American Heritage. Descendants from a common ancestor. Webster's New World.
Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
