Noun: line of descent
- The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
"Her line of descent from royalty was a source of family pride";
- descent, lineage, filiation
- The hereditary derivation of an individual
"his entire line of descent has been warriors";
- lineage, line, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Derived forms: lines of descent
Type of: family relationship, family tree, genealogy, kinship, relationship
Encyclopedia: Line of descent