Webster's English Dictionary

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lineal

lin.eal \'lin-e--*l\ \.lin-e--'al-*t-e-\ \'lin-e--*-le-\ aj 1: LINEAR  2: 
   composed of or arranged in lines  3a: consisting of or being in a direct 
   male or female line of ancestry  3b: relating to or derived from ancestors 
   : HEREDITARY  3c: descended in a direct line  4a: belonging to one lineage  
   4b: of, relating to, or dealing with a lineage  5: of or relating to the 
   line or officers of the line in an army or navy  - lin.eal.i.ty n