Line Of Descent — synonyms, definition

1. line of descent (Noun)

ancestry blood blood line bloodline descent filiation line lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma stock

line of descent (Noun) — The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.

line of descent (Noun) — The descendants of one individual. ex. "his entire line of descent has been warriors"

family relationship family tree genealogy kinship relationship bilateral descent family family line folk kinfolk kinsfolk kith and kin phratry side unilateral descent