Lineage
Pronunciation : Lin"e*age
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]
Definition : Defn: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913