lineal

Speech parts

1. lineal - Adjective

2. lineal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.

Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.

In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

direct national cadet genealogical even family directly linear immediate straight ethnic genetic vertical consecutive racial
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Antonyms

collateral arch cubic transverse stereoscopic acquired
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Related terms

line linear lineage

Phrases with the word

lineal collateral not lineal lineal measurement

Anagrams

lienal nillae

Examples

lineal ancestors Source: Internet

lineal heirs Source: Internet

a direct descendant of the king Source: Internet

direct heredity Source: Internet

A further four defences were made, during which Lewis won the lineal championship by defeating Shannon Briggs in 1998. Source: Internet

Apart from the lineal connection, superficially there may seem little to link the humble priest with his sweetly pretty Madonnas and timeless Crucifixions to the dynamic expressions of Michelangelo's larger-than-life creations. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lineage zone lineaged lineaging lineal collateral lineality lineall