lineal

[US]/ˈlɪniəl/

[UK]/ˈlɪniəl/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.of or relating to direct descent or ancestry；in the form of a line, linear

lineal descendants

lineal relationship

Hence the origin of the right of primogeniture, and of what is called lineal succession.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Three)

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