What does lignée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lignée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lignée in French.

The word lignée in French means line, tradition, line of descent, lineage, line, line, line, flake, in line with, in keeping with, follow 's lead, follow 's example. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lignée

line

nom féminin (succession de personnes) (genealogy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lignée de Valois s'est éteinte avec le roi Henri III.
The Valois line died out with King Henri III.

tradition

nom féminin (filiation spirituelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Millet est de la lignée des peintres impressionnistes.
Millet follows the tradition of the Impressionist painters.

line of descent, lineage, line

nom féminin (descendance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lignée des Martin est la plus prolifique de France.
There are more descendants of the Martin line than any other in France.

line

verbe transitif (tracer une ligne droite sur [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

line

verbe transitif (délimiter, quadriller)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

flake

verbe transitif (marine : serrer une voile) (nautical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

in line with, in keeping with

(dans les mêmes dispositions)

follow 's lead, follow 's example

(agir de la même façon que [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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