ancestor

Definitions


[ˈansɛstə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
(e.g: he could trace his ancestors back to James the First)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor, from antecedere, from ante ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’




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