non-lineal
adjective
(alsononlineal)uk/ˌnɒnˈlɪn.i.əl/us/ˌnɑːnˈlɪn.i.əl/social sciencespecialized
notrelatingto themembersof a person'sfamilywho aredirectlyrelatedto them; notrelatingto a person'schildren,theirparents, ortheirparents'parents:
Singlepeopleare morevulnerableinoldageas fewpeoplearewillingto takecareof non-linealrelatives.
- His great-uncle is hisclosestnon-linealrelative.
- The company'sbereavementleavepolicyonlyextendsto thoseemployeeswho have had aparent,grandparent, orchildpassaway--not a non-linealrelativelike acousinorsibling.
- If youwishtobequeathyourpropertyto a nonlinealfamilymember, such as anieceornephew, you shouldstateso specificially inyourwill.
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