lineage
noun/ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
/ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the series of families that somebody comes from originally synonym ancestry
- a French nobleman of ancient lineage
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lignage, from Latin linea ‘a line’.Definitions on the go
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