Lineal Definition

lĭnē-əl
adjective
In the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
Webster's New World
Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
American Heritage Medicine
Hereditary.
Webster's New World
Of or composed of lines; linear.
Webster's New World
Regarding trusts and estates, of a direct, as opposed to a collateral, descendant.
Webster's New World Law
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Origin of Lineal

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin līneālis consisting of lines from Latin līnea line line1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin līneālis, from līnea (“a line”); see line.

    From Wiktionary

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