lineage
nounLine of descent from an ancestor; hence, family; race; stock.
nounSynonyms Genealogy, etc. (see 
Same as 
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
nounA number of 
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
nounthe descendants of one individual
nounthe kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors
nouna rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
