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Noun line of descent has 2 senses
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors--1 is a kind of kinship, family relationship, relationship
 --1 has particulars: bilateral descent; unilateral descent
 
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"--2 is a kind of genealogy, family tree
 --2 has particulars:
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