1. Noun
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
2. Noun
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
3. Noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Vocabulary classified under Biology
4. Noun
the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Vocabulary classified under Word origins
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