ANCESTORS

Noun

ancestors

plural of ancestor

Synonyms

• forefathers

Verb

ancestors

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor

Anagrams

• Conatsers, Croatness, actorness, cantoress, sensactor

Source: Wiktionary


ANCESTOR

An"ces*tor, n. Etym: [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancĂȘtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See Cede, and cf. Antecessor.]

1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

3. (Law)

Definition: One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.

ANCESTOR

An"ces*tor, n. Etym: [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancĂȘtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See Cede, and cf. Antecessor.]

1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

3. (Law)

Definition: One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONNECTION

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