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Lineal

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adjective. Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.

adjective. Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.

adjective. Linear.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of or pertaining to the line or officers of the line in the army or navy.

Of or pertaining to a line or length; extending in a line; involving the single dimension of length: as, lineal measure; a lineal foot.

Proceeding in a direct or unbroken line; hereditary; unbroken in course: distinguished from collateral: as, lineal descent; lineal succession.

Pertaining or relating to direct descent; hereditary in quality or character; having an ancestral basis or right.

Allied by direct descent.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral.

adjective. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

adjective. Composed of lines; delineated.

adjective. In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.

adjective. the measure of length; -- usually written linear measure.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral.

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adjective. arranged in a line

adjective. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

Word Usage

"It has rarely happened that a crown has been transmitted from father to son, in lineal descent, for seventeen reigns."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

collateral

cross-reference

lineal measure

Equivalent

linear matrilineal matrilinear one-dimensional patrilineal

Form

matrilineal patrilineal

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

matrilineal patrilineal

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

adoptive ape-like apostolical clonogenic collateral

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

after arrowlike attendant cadet catenary