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(1):

(a.) In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.

(2):

(a.) Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.

(3):

(a.) Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

(4):

(a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; - opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lineal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lineal.html. 1828.
 
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