lineage

English Thesaurus

1. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	hereditary pattern, inheritance,
definition	:	(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	descent, extraction, origin,
definition	:	properties attributable to your ancestry (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	bloodline, pedigree,
definition	:	ancestry of a purebred animal (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	purebred,
definition	:	bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain (adj.all)

attribute	:	crossbred,
definition	:	bred from parents of different varieties or species (adj.all)

2. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)

hypernym	:	family tree, genealogy,
definition	:	successive generations of kin (noun.group)

hyponym	:	family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept,
definition	:	people descended from a common ancestor (noun.group)

hyponym	:	side,
definition	:	a family line of descent (noun.group)

3. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	charge per unit, rate,
definition	:	amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis (noun.possession)

4. the number of lines in a piece of printed material (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	number,
definition	:	a concept of quantity involving zero and units (noun.quantity)

5. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	family relationship, kinship, relationship,
definition	:	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	bilateral descent,
definition	:	line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	unilateral descent,
definition	:	line of descent traced through one side of the family (noun.linkdef)

6. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

7. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)

derivation	:	bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear,
definition	:	bring up (verb.social)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	direct, lineal,
definition	:	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)

8. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	filiate,
definition	:	fix the paternity of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

9. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

10. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)

derivation	:	bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear,
definition	:	bring up (verb.social)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)

derivation	:	direct, lineal,
definition	:	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)

11. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	filiate,
definition	:	fix the paternity of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	come, derive, descend,
definition	:	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)