The difference between Lineage and Progeny

When used as nouns, lineage means descent in a line from a common progenitor, whereas progeny means offspring or descendants considered as a group.


check bellow for the other definitions of Lineage and Progeny

  1. Lineage as a noun:

    Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

  2. Lineage as a noun (advertising):

    A number of lines of text in a column.

  1. Progeny as a noun (uncountable):

    Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

    Examples:

    "I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny."

  2. Progeny as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):

    Descent, lineage, ancestry.

  3. Progeny as a noun (countable):

    A result of a creative effort.

    Examples:

    "His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date."