( a. )
Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
( a. )
Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012