Definition of Lineage

direct descent from a particular ancestor

Examples of Lineage in a sentence

Our family was ecstatic to learn about our royal lineage and how we descend from kings and queens of antiquity.  🔊

Pam is part of an online genealogy group that investigates their lineage in an attempt to learn more about their personal histories.  🔊

The tribal leader claims that his lineage is untarnished and that at no time in history did his ancestors marry outside of the tribe.  🔊

Margaretta can trace her lineage to an ancestor who sailed on the Nina, along with Columbus on his first voyage to the free world.  🔊

William’s autobiography is full of records that trace his ancestry and lineage, in his never ending quest to understand where he comes from.  🔊

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