descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock - the descendants of one individual
Example:- his entire lineage has been warriors
descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry
Example:- he comes from good origins
descent - a movement downward
declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall - a downward slope or bend