royal line
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4.9
- noun
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línea real
- Yahweh has a special relationship with the Davidic royal line and the Davidic capital, Jerusalem or Zion, and he will not let either perish.
Examples
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He may appear to be of humble origins... ...but my personal historians have discovered... ...that he descends from an ancient royal line.
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- Well then, it's time you made an effort, for the sake of the royal line.
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Which is also the surname of the royal line of Vintas.
Blog text (24) -
The council of the kingdom now declare that Aello is of the true royal line and welcome his succession to the throne.
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Boarding the forehead as a baby, putting on a collar as a child, and lotus foot are all ways of telling the other that I have been part of the royal line since birth. No one who wanted to change castes could do so unless their parents did that to them as children.
Blog text (5) -
During colonialism, the French officially recognized the Antankarana royal line and administered the local territories through the Antankarana royal leader, called the Ampanjaka, until the 1950s, when civil servants assumed these responsibilities.
Academic text (1997) -
"In this book," he says, "which is an excellent example of Anglo-Saxon poetry, wars are apparently described, which the Dane Beowulf, descended from the royal line of the Scyldings, waged against the chieftains of Sweden."
Academic text (1996) -
King Arthur is often said to be the quintessential figure of a royal line in British mythology.
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The royal line of the ancient dynasty has been preserved through generations of careful documentation.
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Many countries celebrate their heritage through the stories of their royal line, tracing back to noble ancestors.
Synonyms
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7.9
A family of rulers from the same line
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5.3
A family whose members lead a country or group for many generations
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1.8
Close relatives of a king or queen who rules a country
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4.8
A family line of people or animals related by birth
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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3.2
A group of people who are related by birth over many generations
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4.7
A family of kings and queens who rule a country now or in the past
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
How Close
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4.9
76
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'family line descended from a sovereign' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'royal' (relating to kings or queens) with 'line' (lineage), following a standard adjective + noun composition. This is a common, cross-linguistic concept and would be easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Royal line may come from the simple picture of a long line of royal people, each child standing behind the last and passing a crown along. So, it means the family 'who come from a king or queen', the group who inherit the throne.