noun
lineage
LIHN-ee-ihj
noun
1
A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
"She could trace her lineage back to the 17th century."
"The company's lineage goes back to a small workshop in 1920."
How to Use Lineage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone's (or something's) ancestry or line of descent.
Common pairings
trace one's lineage
royal lineage
family lineage
Word Forms
lineages plural
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Etymology
From Old French linage, ultimately from Latin linea ("line") — the idea of a family "line" running through generations.