English Explanatory Dictionary

lineage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  2. A number of lines of text in a column.
  3. A fee or rate paid per line of text.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lineage.wav

Word forms

lineage lineages linage

Etymology

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.

Related words

line lineal linear genealogy

Derived words

bilineage female lineage hemilineage interlineage intralineage lineaged lineage temple lineage zone lineaging male lineage matrilateral lineage matrilineage matrilineal lineage multilineage osteolineage patrilineage patrilineal lineage sublineage superlineage trilineage unilineage
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