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lineal
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adjective
arranged in a line
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adjective
(= direct)
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
lineal ancestors
lineal heirs
a direct descendant of the king
direct heredity
descendants
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noun
(= posterity)
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity