ancestor
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ noun A2- One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- An earlier type; a progenitor. · This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
- One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
- One who had the same role or function in former times.
- A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
Plural ancestors
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“No, they are the homes of our worthy ancestors.
One of your ancestors had joined the Crusades, and supposing it to be only that of St.
I have a theory that the individual represents in his development the whole procession of his ancestors, and that such a sudden turn to good or evil stands for some strong influence which came into the line of his pedigree.
A dim line of ancestors, in every variety of dress, from the Elizabethan knight to the buck of the Regency, stared down upon us and daunted us by their silent company.
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