The Clue
Ancestry (7 letter answer)
The Answer
LINEAGE
Tags
Notes
The answer LINEAGE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
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Descent
Eagle
Extraction
Pedigree
Roots
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It can be found in a tree
It may be represented by a tree
It may be shown on a tree
Definition
LINEAGE as a noun:
1. (lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock) = the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
2. (descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation) = the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
3. (linage, lineage) = the number of lines in a piece of printed material
4. (linage, lineage) = a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
5. (ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation) = inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline