What is the meaning of lineage?

noun

• The descendants of one individual.
  • usage: "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  • synonyms: line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
• The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
  • synonyms: descent, line of descent, filiation
• The number of lines in a piece of printed material.
  • synonyms: linage
• A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted.
  • synonyms: linage
• Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
  • synonyms: ancestry, derivation, filiation