lineally

• Veraltetes Adverb, das 'in direkter Linie abstammend' oder 'aufgrund von Erbfolge' bedeutet. Wird im modernen Englisch selten verwendet und meist durch 'lineally' in juristischen Kontexten oder einfach durch 'directly' in der Alltagssprache ersetzt.

An archaic adverb meaning 'in a direct line of descent' or 'by lineal succession.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'lineally' in legal contexts or simply 'directly' in everyday speech.

1. By direct descentC2formal

   In a manner that follows an unbroken line of ancestry or inheritance.

   In direkter Linie

   • The throne passes lineally from father to son.
   • He is lineally descended from the original settlers.
   • The estate was inherited lineally through the eldest child.