1. lineal - Adjective
2. lineal - Adjective Satellite
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 dictionarylineal 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