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Definition of Lineal
1. Adjective. In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child. "Direct heredity"
Similar to: Matrilineal, Matrilinear, Patrilineal, Patrilinear, Unilateral
Also: Related
Antonyms: Collateral
Derivative terms: Line
2. Adjective. Arranged in a line.
Definition of Lineal
1. a. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
Definition of Lineal
1. Adjective. (context: family) Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lineal
1. being directly descended from an ancestor [adj] : LINEALLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lineal
Literary usage of Lineal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by California, State Board of Harbor Commissioners (1903)
"Contract price— 12-inch piles with 10 lbs. creosote injected, 27 cents per lineal
foot. 13-inch piles with 10 lbs. creosote injected, 30 cents per lineal ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"(i) lineal and collateral warranties.—lineal warranty was where the heir derived
or might by possibility have derived, his title to the land warranted, ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1799)
"... to the eldest and every aliar male lineal DESCENDANT OR ... the eldest and
every other male lineal descendant or descendants as aforesaid of my said son ..."
4. Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law by John William Burgess (1891)
"lineal descent means descent from parent to child, as against collateral ...
Counting only from the last wearer of the crown, lineal descent as here ..."
5. Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law by John William Burgess (1890)
"lineal descent means descent from parent to child, as against collateral ...
Counting only from the last wearer of the crown, lineal descent as here ..."
6. The Transfer Tax Law of the State of New York: Being Sections 220 to 245 by George Washington McElroy (1909)
"lineal Descendant " — Construction of Phrase. While section 221 of the Transfer
Tax Law exempts transfers to adopted children from taxation to the same ..."
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