Line Of Descent (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Bloodline
• Line
• Blood
• Ancestry
• Parentage
• Descent
• Pedigree
• Stock
• Stemma
• Blood Line
• Origin
• Lineage

Hypernyms

• Family Tree
• Genealogy

Hyponyms

• Phratry
• Family Line
• Family
• Kinsfolk
• Kinfolk
• Sept
• Side

Meaning ²

The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Synonyms

• Filiation
• Descent
• Lineage

Hypernyms

• Relationship
• Kinship

Hyponyms

• Bilateral Descent
• Unilateral Descent