lineal

a.
1. lineally or directly descended (from) 直系嫡传的。
△H.V.1.2.80: “till satisfied / That fair Queen Isa-bel,his grandmother,was lineal of the LadyErmengare,/ Daughter to Charles,the foresaid Dukeof Lorraine；”直到后来了解到他的祖母伊莎贝尔是前面说的洛林公爵查理的女儿厄曼加郡主的直系后裔，这才放下心来。
△R.III.3.7.199 (200): “a lineal true-derivedcourse.”直系嫡传的正统。
2. possessed by right of lineal descent,derived fromancestors,hereditary由于直系血统而拥有的，祖先传下来的，世袭的。
△R.III.3.7.120 (121): “The lineal glory ofyour royal House，”你那皇室之家世袭的光荣。
lineal honour: honour inherited by right of birth按照出生权继承的荣誉。
△2H.IV.4.5.43 (44):“and,put theworld’s whole strength / Into one giant arm,it shallnot force / This lineal honour from me.”哪怕全世界的力量都集中到一只巨大的手臂上，它也不能把这世袭的荣誉从我头上夺去。