Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

lineal son

English answer:

only male direct-line descendant

Added to glossary by Bin Xue
Aug 4, 2015 11:07
8 yrs ago
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English term

lineal son

English Other Law (general)
A person who is the number 5 of 10 siblings, the only lineal son in his family.

What does the lineal son mean here?

Does it mean among his other 9 siblings are either lineal female or non-lineal son (not from the same family)...?

Thanks.

Responses

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he has 9 sisters

It suggests to me that he is the only boy and the other nine siblings are girls. The text makes no distinction between the "siblings", that some of them might be half-brothers or sisters.

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Note added at 4 mins (2015-08-04 11:12:08 GMT)
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lineal:
1. Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
2. Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
(thefreedictionary.com)
Note from asker:
Thanks ! I think there might be adopted child in the family?
Peer comment(s):

agree Veronika McLaren
25 mins
Thanks, Veronika!
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : not necessarily 9 sisters. There might be half-brothers/step-brothers. But agree he IS the only male direct-line descendant
39 mins
Yes, I now see that "siblings" can have just one parent in common. Thanks!
agree Jack Doughty
1 hr
Thanks, Jack!
agree Charles Davis : As Gallagy says, we can't assume all his siblings are sisters. They could be half-brothers, provided that their shared parent is not of the lineage in question; otherwise they would be linear sons too. (Amended: wrong before!)
2 hrs
Thanks, Charles. So "lineal" implies descending from one specific parent, not from both? Would that not mean that all the siblings are "lineal" descendents of someone? Or does it just refer to descendents of the father?
agree Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
22 hrs
Thanks, Giovanna!
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2 hrs

единственный сын среди родных детей двух родителей

semya-rastet.ru›razd/pervye…edinstvennye…pervenca/
Так как родители тоже многого ждут от единственного ребенка, как и от старшего среди других, единственный ... Единственный мальчик является любимцем у двух взрослых, и во многих ... Если у единственного сына появляются дети, то обычно его...
Внуки от дочки - родные, внуки от сына - чужие?

StranaMam.ru›post/211625/
Дело в том. что у меня много примеров среди знакомых и родственников, где эта фраза актуальна. Но вот мои дедушка с бабушкой вырастили двух дочек и любили всех внуков. ... И я и муж у своих родителей единственные дети.

otvet.mail.ru›question/76521009
А теперь взять двух дедов и прадедов этих двух матерей. ... Из многодетной семьи один сын единственный среди девочек ... в вашей жизни, а тем более жизни детей .., даже у праведников случаются детки не соответсвующие ожиданиям родителей.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-08-04 13:47:49 GMT)
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единственный мальчик в чреде родных детей
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