Index of English words, starting with "li"

(1) - Lineage (n.) Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

(1) - Lineal (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) - Lineal (a.) Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
(3) - Lineal (a.) Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
(4) - Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.

(1) - Lineally (adv.) In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror.

(1) - Lineament (n.) One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the plural.