Lineage and Position

Lineage

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

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

Nearby Word: line

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Lineage and position are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lineage" instead a noun "Position".

old	old lineage	old position
good	good lineage	good position
better	better lineage	better position
certain	certain lineage	certain position
Other adjectives: original, proper, rightful, real, strange, last, different, higher, prestigious.

Her main goal is to usurp her sister's position and rule the Shi'ar empire herself as she deems having been unjustly stripped from her lineage.

Source: Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L
The House of Stuart traces their lineage from an ancestor who named himself "Stewart" because he was hereditary High Steward of Scotland (a position in the court that occasionally entailed running affairs of state the King couldn't handle personally).

Source: Regent for Life
Vesperon Maltris: As if a commoner holding the second highest position in an empire where lineage is everything wasn't concerning enough (for the aristocracy at least), he's been plotting for control of the galaxy since the Andromeda War.

Source: Literature / Spore Wiki Fiction Universe

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