Definitions:

1. a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted noun
   • My lineage was 50 cents per line written.
2. the descendants of one individual noun
   • The ruler's entire lineage has been warriors.
3. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors noun
   • I can trace my lineage to the 1300s.
4. the number of lines in a piece of printed material noun
   • The book's lineage came to over 1 thousand lines.

Synonyms:

• derivation
• descent
• linage