line of descent n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {lineage}, {filiation}] 2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]