Ancestors
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Ironically, Tolkien was what Nazis would call "Aryan." His ancestors in the male line were from 18th-century Lower Saxony, and the rest of his ancestors were English through and through.
Source: Useful Notes / Romani - Nethack went on to create a line of "hack-likes," while Angband created "band-likes", games that were heavily similar to their respective ancestors.
Source: Follow The Leader / Video Games - Ancestral Weapon: Her armor is described as being powered by the line of her ancestors, and actually becomes more powerful when people in her family die.
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