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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.
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.
Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended.
1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. [1275–1325; Middle English linage < Anglo-French; Old French lignage < Vulgar Latin *līneāticum; see line 1, -age]
Lineage Sentence Examples. It is only conferred on those of royal lineage and upon high officers of state. The name of her long-dead daughter was the end of her family's lineage. The Afghans are eternally boasting of their lineage, their independence and their prowess.
Definition of lineage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lineage definition: lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. See examples of LINEAGE used in a sentence.
