Definition

Noun: 1. Direct line of descent; lineage: Refers to all the descendants of a single ancestor or progenitor, considered as a continuous line. It emphasizes biological inheritance and family continuity over generations.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The royal blood line can be traced back for over a thousand years.
  • She is the last in her family's blood line.
  • The historian studied the blood line of the ancient dynasty.

Advanced Usage

• "to continue/carry on the blood line": To have children, ensuring the family lineage continues into the next generation.
  • As the only son, he felt pressure to carry on the family blood line.

Variants and Related Words

• Bloodline (noun): A more common, single-word variant with identical meaning.
  • The champion horse has an excellent bloodline.
• Lineage (noun): Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry.
• Descent (noun): The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.
• Ancestry (noun): One's family or ethnic descent over many generations.

Synonyms

• Lineage
• Descent
• Ancestry
• Genealogy
• Family tree
• Stock

Related Phrases

• Of noble blood line: Having ancestors from a royal or aristocratic family.
  • He was born of a noble blood line.
• Pure blood line: A lineage considered unmixed with other families or breeds, often used in contexts like animal breeding or historical aristocracy.
  • The kennel specializes in dogs of a pure blood line.

Noun

1. the descendants of one individual
   • his entire lineage has been warriors