Thesaurus: lineal

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1. a. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
2. a. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
3. a. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
4. a. In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.
5. adj. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
6. adj. arranged in a line
7. 1. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant. The prime and ancient right of lineal succession. Locke. 2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to). For only you are lineal to the throne. Dryden. 3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs. 4. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude. Lineal measure, the measure of length; -- usually written linear measure.
8. j:100 a. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child s. arranged in a line