lineal

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Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral
{a} descending or going on in a right line
In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude
Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant
{s} of or pertaining to lineage, of descent or ancestry; of a line or lines; made up of lines
Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to)
arranged in a line
A lineal descendant of a particular person or family is someone in a later generation who is directly related to them. = direct. related directly to someone who lived a long time before you
arranged in a line in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity
Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs
Family. Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
lineal descendant
(Law) person who is a direct offspring, direct descendant (children and their children down through the generations, including grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so forth)
lineality
{n} the state of being in a line
lineally
{a} in a direct line, duly, regularly
lineality
The quality of being lineal
lineally
In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror
lineally
in a lineal way; by a continuous line of descent
lineally
By direct descent
lineally
by an unbroken line of descent; "she is related lineally to the Royal Family
lineal

    Hyphenation

    lin·e·al

    Turkish pronunciation

    lîniıl

    Antonyms

    collateral

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlənēəl/ /ˈlɪniːəl/

    Etymology

    () Latin linealis linea (“a line”); see line.
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