lineally

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.

• 🇫🇷Adverbe rare ou littéraire signifiant 'en ligne droite de descendance' ou 'par droit de succession'. Peu courant en anglais moderne, il est souvent remplacé par 'directement' dans la langue courante, ou conservé dans des contextes juridiques.

1. By direct descent C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Par descendance directe

• more lineally comparative form
• most lineally superlative form