Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity.
the prime and ancient right of lineal succession
Oh that your Brows my Laurel had ſuſtain'd, / Well had I been depos'd, if You had Reign'd! / The Father had deſcended for the Son; / For only you are lineal to the Throne.
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In the direction of a line; measured or ascertained by a line.
lineal magnitude
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Line-drawn; composed of lines.
lineal designs
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Sans serif.
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adjective — in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Oh that your Brows my Laurel had ſuſtain'd, / Well had I been depos'd, if You had Reign'd! / The Father had deſcended for the Son; / For only you are lineal to the Throne.