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bilateral descent vs lineage

lineage vs bilateral descent

bilateral descent and lineage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bilateral descent Yes No No No
lineage Yes No No No
As nouns, lineage is a hypernym of bilateral descent; that is, lineage is a word with a broader meaning than bilateral descent:
  • bilateral descent: line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family
  • lineage: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Other hypernyms of bilateral descent include descent, filiation, line of descent.
bilateral descent (noun) lineage (noun)
line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Difference between bilateral descent and lineage

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