Ancestor Synonyms & Definitions

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• AncestorDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
2. (n.) One from whom a person is descended, whether on the fathers or mothers side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
3. (n.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

• AncestorialDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Ancestral.