lineal
adjective
formaluk/ˈlɪn.i.əl/us/ˈlɪn.i.əl/relatingto a person'slineage(= themembersof a person'sfamilywho aredirectlyrelatedto thatpersonand wholivedalongtimebefore him or her):
直系的Sheclaimslinealdescentfrom Henry VIII.她自称是亨利八世的直系后人。
A "relative" is thespouse,parent,brotherorsister, orremoterlinealancestorof theperson.“亲属”是指当事人的配偶、父母、兄弟姐妹或更远的直系祖辈。
See
lineage
- King Carlos IIdiedwithout a linealheir.
- NativeHawaiians aredefinedasdirectlinealdescendantsofindigenouspeopleswholivedon theislandsbefore 1893.
- The linealdescendantsof Hamilton and Burrplantogatheron thewaterfrontandreenactthis mostfamousof Americanduels.
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestral
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than wateridiom
- descent
- distaff
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- genealogist
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineage
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor