[じょけいてんのう, jokeitennou] (n) (See 女性天皇) matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lineal \Lin"e*al\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*al), a. [L. linealis belonging to
a line, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]al. 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.
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The prime and ancient right of lineal succession.
--Locke.
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2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct
descent to succeed (to).
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For only you are lineal to the throne. --Dryden.
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3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
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4. In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line;
measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal
magnitude.
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{Lineal measure}, the measure of length; -- usually written
{linear measure}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lineal
adj 1: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to
child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct
descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn:
{lineal}, {direct}] [ant: {collateral}, {indirect}]
2: arranged in a line
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Lineal /liːneːaːl/
ruler
From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]:
lineal
ruler; straightedge
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