What is the meaning of line of descent?

The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
- synonyms: descent, lineage, filiation
The descendants of one individual.
- usage: "his entire lineage has been warriors"
- synonyms: lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

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APA	WordNet. (2010). line of descent. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/line_of_descent/definitions/1291626
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "line of descent" http://smartdefine.org/line_of_descent/definitions/1291626 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, line of descent, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/line_of_descent/definitions/1291626>.
MLA	WordNet. "line of descent" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/line_of_descent/definitions/1291626>

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