Heir and Lineage

Heir

Heir noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.

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Lineage and heir are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lineage" instead a noun "Heir".

Nearby Words: heiress, heirdom

Lineage noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Heir and lineage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heir" instead a noun "Lineage".

Nearby Word: line

old	old heir	old lineage
rich	rich heir	rich lineage
better	better heir	better lineage
direct	direct heir	direct lineage
Other adjectives: future, original, true, proper, rightful, real, male, evil, supposed, secret, worthy, proud, possible, hidden, royal, imperial, remaining, last, surviving, older.

Most family trees branch quite a bit due to multiple children having multiple children (and families of important lineage in particular tend to make a point of having a "spare" heir around to avert any potential Succession Crisis).

Source: Single Line of Descent
I Want Grandkids: Due to being part of a lineage, Corin is pressured to produce an heir at some point by both the cooperation and his grandfather who expects his grandson to have a baby boy at some point.

Source: Podcast / Kakos Industries
Family Relationship Switcheroo: The truth behind Ariel Val'Sarghress' lineage is that her mother is Mel'arnach and her father is Zhor, but Quain'tana, her grandmother, took her away from Mel to raise as her heir.

Source: Webcomic / Drowtales

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