line of descent

1. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (synset 113835254)
   is a type of: family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
   subtypes:

   • bilateral descent - line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
   • unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
   same as: descent, filiation, lineage
2. The descendants of one individual (synset 108118903)
   "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   is a type of: family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
   subtypes:

   • family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept - people descended from a common ancestor
   • side - a family line of descent
   same as: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock

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