lineality

English edit

Etymology edit

lineal +‎ -ity

Noun edit

lineality (usually uncountable, plural linealities)

The quality of being lineal.
(anthropology, sociology): A reckoning of descent, or way of determining hereditary derivation within human societies.

Derived terms edit

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