different between lineal vs lineage

English

Etymology

From Old French lineal, from Latin l?ne?lis, from l?nea (“a line”); see line. Doublet of linear.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?ni.?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?ni??l/

Adjective

lineal (not comparable)

1. (family) Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.

   • the prime and ancient right of lineal succession

2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
   • 1693, John Dryden, a poem included in William Congreve's play The Double Dealer

     for only you are lineal to the throne

3. Composed of lines; delineated.

   lineal designs

4. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.

   lineal magnitude

Antonyms

• collateral

Coordinate terms

• (of a line): areal, spacial, spatial

Derived terms

• matrilineal
• patrilineal
• polylineal

Related terms

• line
• linear
• lineage

Further reading

• lineal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lineal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• lienal, nillae

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

lineal (masculine and feminine plural lineals)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• linealitat
• linealment

Further reading

• “lineal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lineal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “lineal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lineal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• linealidade

Related terms

• liña

Further reading

• “lineal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais, comparable)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Further reading

• “lineal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?lis.

Adjective

lineal (plural lineales)

1. linear

   Synonym: linear

Derived terms

• álgebra lineal
• combinación lineal
• independencia lineal
• transformación lineal
• linealidad
• linealmente

Related terms

• línea

Further reading

• “lineal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• linage

Etymology

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line +? -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.ni.?d?/

Noun

lineage (countable and uncountable, plural lineages)

1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
2. (advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.
3. A fee or rate paid per line of text.

Related terms

• line
• lineal
• linear

Translations

See also

• genealogy

References

• lineage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lineage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.