Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lineage \Lin"e*age\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F.
   lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d {Line}.]
   Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race;
   descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

         Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I
         sprung, from me are hidden yet.          --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

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