lineage in WordNet English dictionary

1. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
   ancestry  lineage  derivation  filiation 
   
2. the descendants of one individual
   "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   lineage  line  line of descent  descent  bloodline  blood line  blood  pedigree  ancestry  origin  parentage  stemma  stock 
   
3. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
   descent  line of descent  lineage  filiation 
   
4. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
   linage  lineage 
   
5. the number of lines in a piece of printed material
   linage  lineage