Definition and Citations:
Lineage ; line of ancestors from which a person descends; genealogy. An account or register of a line of ancestors. Family relationship. Swink v. French, 11 Lea (Tenn.) 80, 47 Am. Bep. 277; People v. Mayne, 118 Cal. 510, 50 Pac. 054, 02 Am. St Rep. 250.