lineage

1 the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]

2 the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent, filiation]

3 the number of lines in a piece of printed material [syn: linage]

4 a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted [syn: linage]

5 inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, derivation, filiation]

English

Alternative spellings

• linage

Pronunciation

/'lɪnɪɪdʒ/ (IPA)

Etymology

From lignage.

Noun

1. descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

Translations

• Dutch: geslacht, nakomelingen
• Finnish: sukujuuret p, esivanhemmat
• French: descendance , lignée , lignage
• Italian: casata
• Portuguese: linhagem , descendência
• Scottish Gaelic: sìol , sinnsearachd , sliochd

Lineage may refer to:

In science:

• Lineage (anthropology), descent group that can demonstrate their common descent from an apical ancestor
• Lineage (evolution), group composed of species, taxa, or individuals related by descent from a common ancestor

In gaming:

• Lineage (video game), medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in 1998
• Kya: Dark Lineage, game where the character finds out about her lineage
• Lineage II, "prequel" to Lineage

In television:

• "Lineage" (Angel episode), episode 07 of season 5 in the television show Angel
• "Lineage" (Smallville episode), the seventh episode of the second season of the WB original series, Smallville
• "Lineage" (Voyager episode), the twelfth episode broadcast of the seventh season of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager

In other fields:

• Embraer Lineage, business jet
• Lineage (Buddhism), line of transmission of Buddhist teachers
• Line of transmission of martial arts teachers and/or founders

See also

• Clade
• Provenance

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