Adjective: lineal li-nee-ul
- In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
"lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs";
- direct
- Arranged in a line
"The lineal arrangement of the portraits showed the family's genealogy"
See also: linear, matrilineal, matrilinear, one-dimensional, patrilineal, patrilinear, related, unilateral
Encyclopedia: Lineal