1. (

• lineage ,
• line ,
• line_of_descent ,
• descent ,
• bloodline ,
• blood_line ,
• blood ,
• pedigree ,
• ancestry ,
• origin ,
• parentage ,
• stemma ,
• stock ,

) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" ;

2. (

• ancestry ,
• lineage ,
• derivation ,
• filiation

) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline ;