lineage
pronunciation
How to pronounce lineage in British English:
UK [ˈlɪniɪdʒ]
How to pronounce lineage in American English:
US [ˈlɪniɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the descendants of one individual
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- the number of lines in a piece of printed material
- a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Word Origin
- lineage (n.)
- late 17c. alteration (by influence of line (n.)) of Middle English linage (c. 1300), from Old French lignage "descent, extraction, race," from ligne "line," from Latin linea "string, line, thread" (see line (n.)).
Example
- 1. Lineage and loyalty cannot trump competence for ever .
- 2. His lineage gives him a strong base of support among china 's ruling families .
- 3. These stories offer another perspective on chinese obsessions -- in this case , family lineage .
- 4. But if he really did father loret , his lineage now survives through loret 's children .
- 5. While flick trades on her caucasian royal lineage , styling herself princess missikoff ( her maiden name ) , her passion for music is genuine .