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linage

n. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

derivation, ancestry, filiation

n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

birth, parentage

n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

blood, descent, line, stock, ancestry, origin, pedigree, bloodline, parentage, line of descent, blood line

n. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

blood, descent, line, stock, ancestry, lineage, origin, pedigree, bloodline, parentage, line of descent, blood line

n. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

heritage, birthright

n. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"

connection, connexion, connectedness

n. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

derivation, ancestry, lineage, filiation

n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

kin, kindred, clan, tribe, kin group, kinship group

n. group of people related by blood or marriage

dynasty

n. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

house

n. aristocratic family line; "the House of York"

house, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

race

n. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

parent

n. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

patriarch

n. any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

offspring, progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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