Definition of "linage" [lin•age]

• The number of lines of printed or written material. (noun)
• Payment for written work at a specified amount per line. (noun)

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• "Comare that to Tonga where the country is ruled by a feudal system consisting of a linage of kings and Nobles whom pass their rights onto their sons."
• "He was a fairly unheralded recruit — UW didn't offer him a scholarship despite his linage."
• "Back in the school, Jeremy approaches Alaric who gives Jeremy a new start if he writes a paper on the history and linage of Mystic Falls."