in lineal descent
21descent groups — These are kin groups who are lineal descendants of a common ancestor. Unilineal descent is either matrilineal (if traced through the mother) or patrilineal (traced through the father s line). Bilateral descent can be traced through either line.… …
22lineal — adj. Lineal is used with these nouns: ↑descendant, ↑descent …
23descent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion downward Nouns 1. descent, descension (rare), declension, declination, inclination, fall; falling, drop, subsidence, lapse; comedown. 2. downfall, tumble, slip, cropper, stumble, nosedive, crash… …
24lineal — a. pertaining to or composed of lines; in direct line of descent. ♦ lineage, n. descent from ancestor; family tree. ♦ linear, a. ♦ lineate, v.t. mark with lines. ♦ lineation, n. outline; arrangement by or in lines. ♦ lineolate, a …
25lineal — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having to do with a line] Syn. longitudinal, on a line, marking; see linear . 2. [Hereditary] Syn. inherited, transmitted, descended; see ancestral , inherent . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of unbroken descent or… …
26lineal — lin·e·al || lɪnɪəl adj. of or pertaining to lineage, of descent or ancestry; of a line or lines; made up of lines …
27lineal — [ lɪnɪəl] adjective 1》 in a direct line of descent. 2》 linear. Derivatives lineally adverb Origin ME: via OFr. from late L. linealis, from linea (see line1) …
28lineal descendants — Blood relatives in the direct line of descent. Re Smith s Estate, 343 Mich 291, 72 NW2d 287, 51 ALR2d 287. The children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. of a person. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 42 …
29lineal — adj. 1 in the direct line of descent or ancestry. 2 linear; of or in lines. Derivatives: lineally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL linealis (as LINE(1)) …
30Royal descent — A royal descent is a lineal descent from a monarch. Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction and is seen as a desirable goal of genealogy research. Pretenders and those hoping to improve their social status have often claimed… …
