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Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
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Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
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In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.
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In a direct line, e.g., lineal descendant.
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in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
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(1) Being in the direct line of descent and inheritance from an ancestor. (2) A direct line as related to a measurement.
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Consisting of or being in as direct line of ancestry or descendents; descended in a direct line.
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Being in direct line of descent or ancestry
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A direct line of descent as from father to son.
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Consisting Of Or Being In a Direct Line Of Ancestry Or Descendants; Descended In a Direct Line.
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Descended in a direct family line; relating to or derived from ancestors
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