Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Lineal has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
"lineal ancestors"
"lineal heirs"
"a direct descendant of the king"
"direct heredity"
3
Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.
Example Sentences
"lineal ancestors"
adjective
"lineal heirs"
adjective
"a direct descendant of the king"
adjective
"direct heredity"
adjective