അർത്ഥം : In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
							ഉദാഹരണം : 
							Lineal ancestors.
							Lineal heirs.
							A direct descendant of the king.
							Direct heredity.
							
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : direct
Descended from a common ancestor but through different lines.
Cousins are collateral relatives.അർത്ഥം : Arranged in a line.