To line bees, to track wild bees to their nest by following their line
of flight. -- To line up (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in
correct adjustment for smooth running. See 3d Line, 19.
Lin"e*age (ln"*j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line.
See 3d Line.] Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny;
race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me
are hidden yet.
Spenser.
Lin"e*al (ln"*al), a. [L. linealis belonging to a line, fr. linea line:
cf. F. linéal. See 3d Line.] 1. Descending in a direct line from an
ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral;
as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
The prime and ancient right of lineal succession.
Locke.
2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to
succeed (to).
For only you are lineal to the throne.
Dryden.