Definition of "bloodline" [bloodline]

• Direct line of descent; pedigree. (noun)

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• "People are dying, mainly Muggles, but also Mudbloods, and any whose bloodline is tainted with that of the non-magical, leading to a growing world that hearkens back to the time of the Third Reich in Nazi Germany, as well as echoing the doom and hopelessness of 1984."
• "A closer look will show that label bloodline filled with more industry queens, princesses, and duchesses than any other, and a proven half-century of lady-centric executive leadership in Clive, Tommy, Donnie and Barry."
• "Equally, if a mixed up bloodline is reason enough not to have a Parliament, what are those folks doing on Capitol Hill?"