Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Direct line of descent; pedigree.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
  • noun The pedigree of an animal.
  • noun By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun ancestry of a purebred animal
  • noun the descendants of one individual

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

blood +‎ line

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word bloodline.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.