I. ˈlinēij, -ē.ēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English linage, from Middle French linage, lignage, from Old French, from ligne line of descent, line, cord + -age — more at line (cord)
1.
a. : descent in a line from a common progenitor
a person of unknown lineage
b. : derivation or source of origin
the characters reveal the play's lineage
: line of descent or tradition : background
conceptions of ancient lineage
2. : a group of persons (as a family or clan) tracing descent from a common ancestor who is regarded as its founder : a unilineal descent group — compare maximal lineage , minimal lineage
3. : the number of lines on a score sheet that a set of bowling pins can withstand
Synonyms: see ancestry
II.
variant of linage