LINEAGE


Meaning of LINEAGE in English

/ ˈlɪniɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] ( formal ) the series of families that sb comes from originally

SYN ancestry

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French lignage , from Latin linea a line.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.