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lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction. She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. 2. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. SYNONYMS 1. pedigree, parentage, derivation, genealogy. 2. tribe, clan.
1. the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor. 2. the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms. 3. a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
n. 1. a. Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry. b. Derivation. 2. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line. [Middle English linage, lineage, from Old French lignage, from ligne, line; see line1.] line·age 2. (lī′nĭj) n. Variant of linage.
Direct ancestors are people to whom you are related through parent-child relationships only. Aunts, uncles, siblings, and all other family members who are not direct ancestors or descendants are called “collateral relatives” or “indirect ancestors.”
ancestor A person from whom you descend; grandparents, great-grandparents, 2nd great-grandparents (also called great great-grandparents), 3rd great-grandparents, and so forth; direct-line ancestor; forefather; forebear. Ancestral File
A direct descendent is someone who can trace their lineage by "child" relationships all the way back to the desired ancestor. A non-direct descendent has to go through a "cousin" or a "by marriage" or some other non-child relationship in order to find the desired ancestor.
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. Synonyms: genealogy, derivation, parentage, pedigree. the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family. Synonyms: clan, tribe.
