( n. )
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
( n. )
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012