##  [Lineage](/index.php/lineage) 

  ##  [Lineage](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/lineage-0) 

  

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**Social Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A descent‑based kin group that traces membership to a demonstrable common ancestor through specified genealogical links and that often functions to organize inheritance, membership rights, and social obligations along that descent line.