Lineal
adjective
Related to someone in a direct line of descent, like a grandparent to grandchild.
She is the lineal descendant of the queen.
Often appears as...
- lineal descendant
- lineal relationship
adjective
Arranged in or extending along a straight line.
The lineal structure of the DNA molecule.
Often appears as...
- lineal progression
- lineal growth
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to someone in a direct line of descent, like a grandparent to grandchild.
She is the lineal descendant of the queen.
Often appears as...
- lineal descendant
- lineal relationship
adjective
Arranged in or extending along a straight line.
The lineal structure of the DNA molecule.
Often appears as...
- lineal progression
- lineal growth
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Family Ancestry
Used to describe a direct family connection from one generation to another without skipping.
His lineal heritage was traced back to medieval knights.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal documents to refer to direct inheritance of property or titles.
The lineal heirs received the estate as detailed in the will.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Collateral
Lineal is different from 'collateral', which refers to relatives not directly descended, like cousins.
She is not a collateral relative but a lineal descendant of the monarch.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Ancestry
Used to describe a direct family connection from one generation to another without skipping.
His lineal heritage was traced back to medieval knights.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal documents to refer to direct inheritance of property or titles.
The lineal heirs received the estate as detailed in the will.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Collateral
Lineal is different from 'collateral', which refers to relatives not directly descended, like cousins.
She is not a collateral relative but a lineal descendant of the monarch.
Pro Tip 1/3Family Ancestry
Used to describe a direct family connection from one generation to another without skipping.
His lineal heritage was traced back to medieval knights.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
Often used in legal documents to refer to direct inheritance of property or titles.
The lineal heirs received the estate as detailed in the will.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Collateral
Lineal is different from 'collateral', which refers to relatives not directly descended, like cousins.
She is not a collateral relative but a lineal descendant of the monarch.
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Video examples
Thom Mayne: Architecture...
and the outside world, and then make it understood. I can start any number of places, because this process is also -- I think -- very different from some of the morning sessions, which you had such a kind of very clear, such a lineal idea, like the last one, say, with Howard,
Video examples
Thom Mayne: Architecture...
and the outside world, and then make it understood. I can start any number of places, because this process is also -- I think -- very different from some of the morning sessions, which you had such a kind of very clear, such a lineal idea, like the last one, say, with Howard,
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Quote examples
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
Indeed, the existence of class, of social hierarchy, is as old as man himself. It prevails in the jungle where strength determines hierarchy; among men, it has also been savagely the same, whereby rulers vested with power through personal combat, or through lineal heritage as in the case of royalty, ravage their subjects.
Quote examples
Lennox Lewis
English Athlete
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
Quote examples
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
Indeed, the existence of class, of social hierarchy, is as old as man himself. It prevails in the jungle where strength determines hierarchy; among men, it has also been savagely the same, whereby rulers vested with power through personal combat, or through lineal heritage as in the case of royalty, ravage their subjects.
Quote examples
Lennox Lewis
English Athlete
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
Example 1 of 2
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