line of descent vs family

line of descent and family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
line of descent	Yes	No	No	No
family	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, family is a hyponym of line of descent; that is, family is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line of descent:

line of descent: the hereditary derivation of an individual
family: people descended from a common ancestor

Other hyponyms of line of descent include family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side, breed line.

line of descent (noun)	family (noun)
the hereditary derivation of an individual	primary social group; parents and children
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors	people descended from a common ancestor
	a social unit living together
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
	a person having kinship with another or others

line of descent vs family

line of descent and family both are nouns.

Words related to "line of descent"

Words related to "family"