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English

Adjective

lineal

Family. Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral.

Derived terms

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Spanish

Adjective

linear

Category:Spanish adjectives

fa:lineal io:lineal id:lineal pl:lineal ru:lineal te:lineal vi:lineal zh:lineal

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Lineal \Lin"e*al\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*al), a. [L. linealis belonging to
a line, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]al. See 3d Line.]
1. 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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The prime and ancient right of lineal succession.
--Locke.
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2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct
descent to succeed (to).
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For only you are lineal to the throne. --Dryden.
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3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
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4. 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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Lineal measure, the measure of length; -- usually written
linear measure.
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WordNet lineal
adj 1: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
"lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct
descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: direct]
[ant: collateral]
2: arranged in a line

Moby Dictionary
after , arrowlike , attendant , cadet , catenary , clannish ,
consecutive , dead straight , diphyletic , direct , ensuing , ethnic ,
even , family , flat , following , genealogical , genetic , gentile ,
gentilic , horizontal , in a line , junior , later , level , linear ,
national , ordinal , phyletic , phylogenetic , posterior , progressive ,
puisne , racial , rectilineal , rectilinear , right , ruler-straight ,
sequent , sequential , serial , seriate , smooth , straight ,
straight-cut , straight-front , straight-side , streamlined ,
subsequent , succeeding , successional , successive , totemic , tribal ,
true , unbending , unbent , unbowed , unbroken , uncurved , undeflected ,
undeviating , undistorted , uninterrupted , unswerving , unturned ,
upright , vertical , younger

LINEAL. That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. Lineal descent, is that which takes place among lineal kindred.